In the 1950's, the San Fernando Valley
was a modern proving ground for visionary architects,
a suburban utopia with walnut and orange groves, wide
open spaces, ranches and mountain views framed by blue
skies. This was an era marked by hope and fueled by dreams
of what the future could be. It was the belief of a new
breed of architect that people’s lives could be
enhanced by providing an architecture that was relevant
to our modern times. These forward-thinking architects
created housing that was innovative in its design, yet
respectful of its environment. Their homes found new
ways to exploit the year-round active Southern California
lifestyle, seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor living.
Their democratic design principals imbued even the most
modest dwellings with a sense of dignity and grace in
their casual elegance.
Then as now, modern is not a style, but a way of life.
Through the end of the last century to the present, feelings
of optimism and hope have been replaced by concerns for
the environment, population growth, and a shortage of available
or affordable housing. Responding to these concerns,
the ideas of early modernists have been expanded upon in
innovative residences by new generations of architects.
While rooted in the same design principles as their predecessors,
these architects have taken on new issues such as energy
efficiency, conservation of natural resources and changes
in lifestyle and family structure. Their diverse, modern
palette of materials, such as corrugated metal, concrete
and high-tech, engineered products challenge the conventions
of aesthetic and place. Their designs work to consolidate
utilities and resources for greater efficiency and less
waste, and re-connect the family in increasingly open public
spaces, while providing each member of the household a
much-needed escape from the demands and pressures of modern-day
life in an urban metropolis such as Los Angeles.
Craig Terrien and Margot Tempereau are Realtors with deasy/penner & partners
whose goal is to encourage the preservation and restoration
of architecturally significant homes in the San Fernando
Valley and beyond, while also promoting the advance of
beautiful design, innovative architecture, and green technologies
for home buyers of all income levels. In the time since
its inception, ValleyModern.com has enjoyed great success
and gained national media attention via articles in The
New York Times and Dwell Magazine.
ValleyModern.com was created to connect sellers of architecturally
significant homes to appropriately sensitive buyers. Our
hope is to facilitate a better understanding of great architecture
and design and find ways to preserve and promote its growth
and development for our generation as well as those to
come.
To find out more about ValleyModern.com, our unique service
and how we can assist you, contact us today.
Properties
on this website are not necessarily listed by Craig Terrien, Margot Tempereau
or deasy/penner & partners. They are some of the many homes that Craig Terrien
and Margot Tempereau have personally selected for the purpose of previewing to
ValleyModern’s buyer clients.
Descriptions of homes on this website may contain subjective opinions or other
information that is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. ValleyModern.com
is not a search engine, nor is it intended to replace a full search of any appropriate
Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) or other information source for
complete data regarding any and all properties currently on the market. We do
not advertise, publish or disseminate listing details, property addresses or
other information pertaining to home(s) we have selected for preview to our buyers
via this website, except to our bona fide buyers on an individual basis. All
property identification numbers assigned to homes on this website represent tracking
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2005 Craig Terrien & Margot Tempereau
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