PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Global Architecture Houses-Projects 1997
Architectural Record, November 2001
Architectural Digest US, January 2005
AD Russia, March 2005
La Mia Casa, Italy, July-August 2005
San Francisco Chronicle - Roscoe House, Aug. 2005
Forbes Magazine, December 2005
Architectural Digest US, February 2006
The Wallpaper Magazine UK, February 2006
Attitude Magazine, Portugal, March 2006
Target Magazine, China, June 2006
Architectural Record, Laguna Beach residence, July 2010
 

TV PROGRAMS

 
TV program on HGTV called "Extreme Pools"
 

PUBLISHED BOOKS

 
"Organic Architecture" and "The New Modernism" by Alan Weintraub and Alan Hess
"Cool Homes in Hot Places" by Suzanne Trocme and Andrew Wood
 

AWARDS

 
2000 International Design Award in Lyon, France
2003 Construction-Architectural Award from the American Concrete Institute
2006 Best Residence Award in the Wallpaper Design Awards
 

LECTURES, SEMINARS, EXHIBITS

 
H.A. has been invited to give lectures, seminars, to participate in panels and exhibits by USC, UCLA Extension, Taliesin Fellows, the AIA of El Paso TX, Long Beach and Monterey CA, the New School of Architecture in San Diego, CA, the San Francisco Institute of Architecture, the University of Hawaii, the Getty Foundation, the Amici dell’ Architettura Organica, the Union of Architects of Russia and other institutions.
 

A BRIEF STATEMENT ON ARCHITECTURAL "STYLE"

My clients are the people who ultimately are going to live in what I design. The challenge is to contribute to my clients' lives by creating something that makes them feel happy and comfortable;  something that improves their lives.

Like many things in life, styles mean different things to different people. Right now, for instance, it's fashionable to talk about modernist architecture. It is hard to create something truly unique if you're committed to reusing certain elements or motifs in a predictable way. I make a deliberate effort to avoid styles or any kind of predetermined idea about what I want to design. I like to keep a totally fresh and open mind until I get the clues that I need from the site and the client.
 

Thank you for taking the time to look at this web site and my work.

Helena Arahuete, Los Angeles, California.

 

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