{"id":185955,"date":"2025-05-14T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/?p=185955"},"modified":"2025-05-16T20:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T03:13:48","slug":"2025-sunset-home-design-awards-best-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/design\/2025-sunset-home-design-awards-best-architecture","title":{"rendered":"2025 Sunset Western Home &amp; Design Awards: Best Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clean lines, sleek spaces, fire-resilient design, and sustainable luxury\u2014these architects and firms are setting the bar high for architecture in the West and beyond. Take a look at the full list of winners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/design\/2025-sunset-home-design-awards-winners\">here<\/a>, and view the 2025 Sunset Western Home &amp; Design Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-block-galleria component vertical-gallery\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-waechter-architecture-dune-house-dining-room\" data-slide-index=\"1\" data-headline=\"Waechter Architecture: Best Creative Coastal\" data-mediaid=\"185948\"><a class=\"anchor-only\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" name=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-waechter-architecture-dune-house-dining-room\"><\/a><div class=\"media-img\"><div class=\"image-slide\"><div class=\"component lazy-image skip-imagesvc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8be7f7b3-15a4-4ba7-ae40-652295fd90d8.jpg?c=2856801264342125\" data-alt=\"Waechter Architecture: Best Creative Coastal\"><span class=\"ia-image-credit\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span><noscript><div class=\"inner-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8be7f7b3-15a4-4ba7-ae40-652295fd90d8.jpg?c=2856801264342125\" alt=\"\" data-post-id=\"185948\"\/><\/div><\/noscript><div class=\"inner-container js-inner-container block-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" id=\"preimgid_1\" data-base64=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,\/9j\/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\/2wBDAAYEBAUEBAYFBQUGBgYHCQ4JCQgICRINDQoOFRIWFhUSFBQXGiEcFxgfGRQUHScdHyIjJSUlFhwpLCgkKyEkJST\/2wBDAQYGBgkICREJCREkGBQYJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCT\/wAARCAAGAAkDAREAAhEBAxEB\/8QAFQABAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwT\/xAAeEAACAQMFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAwIABBEFBhJTYf\/EABUBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQF\/8QAGhEAAwADAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECAxESMf\/aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8AXZqo6lcRuFoWhQUcKjORBPuc1GWNOis7pT6Rck9Io+hHR\/\/Z\" alt=\"\"\/><div class=\"image-overlay\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=undefined#2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-waechter-architecture-dune-house-dining-room\" class=\"display-block component popup\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M32 16c0 8.837-7.163 16-16 16S0 24.837 0 16 7.163 0 16 0s16 7.163 16 16\" fill=\"#E54A59\"><\/path><path d=\"M 15.164 18.532 c -0.011 0.039 -0.022 0.072 -0.03 0.106 c -0.503 1.97 -0.56 2.408 -1.076 3.322 c -0.246 0.436 -0.524 0.847 -0.832 1.242 c -0.034 0.044 -0.067 0.102 -0.136 0.088 c -0.076 -0.016 -0.082 -0.084 -0.09 -0.145 c -0.083 -0.599 -0.128 -1.2 -0.108 -1.803 c 0.026 -0.788 0.123 -1.058 1.139 -5.327 a 0.295 0.295 0 0 0 -0.024 -0.178 c -0.244 -0.656 -0.291 -1.32 -0.079 -1.995 c 0.459 -1.456 2.11 -1.567 2.398 -0.366 c 0.178 0.743 -0.292 1.716 -0.653 3.152 c -0.299 1.186 1.097 2.03 2.29 1.163 c 1.1 -0.798 1.527 -2.71 1.446 -4.067 c -0.16 -2.703 -3.125 -3.287 -5.005 -2.417 c -2.157 0.997 -2.647 3.67 -1.673 4.891 c 0.123 0.156 0.219 0.25 0.177 0.408 c -0.062 0.245 -0.117 0.49 -0.185 0.734 c -0.05 0.182 -0.202 0.247 -0.385 0.173 a 2.212 2.212 0 0 1 -0.9 -0.675 c -0.827 -1.024 -1.064 -3.049 0.03 -4.763 c 1.21 -1.9 3.463 -2.668 5.52 -2.435 c 2.457 0.28 4.01 1.958 4.3 3.863 c 0.133 0.867 0.038 3.006 -1.18 4.518 c -1.402 1.737 -3.672 1.852 -4.72 0.786 c -0.08 -0.082 -0.145 -0.178 -0.224 -0.275\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-info\"><span class=\"counter\"><span class=\"slide-count\">1<\/span> of <span class=\"total-slides\">9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Pablo Enriquez; Stylist: Karie Higgins<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2>Waechter Architecture: Best Creative Coastal<\/h2><div class=\"caption margin-24-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-square is-resized\"><div class=\"inner-container\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\" style=\"display: block;width: 32px;height: 32px;position: absolute;right: 8px;bottom: 8px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunset.com%2Fhome-garden%2Fdesign%2F2025-sunset-home-design-awards-best-architecture&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunset.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-waechter-arch-benjamin-waechter-pr-0525-800x1199.jpg%3Fitok%3DUCC05jh_&amp;description=\" class=\"display-block component popup\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;right: 0;bottom: 0;\"> <\/a> <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-waechter-arch-benjamin-waechter-pr-0525-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Waechter\" class=\"wp-image-185947\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:250px;height:250px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benjamin Waechter<\/figcaption><p class=\"p-credit\">Photo by Samuel Gehrke<\/p><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Portland-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/waechter-architecture\">Waechter Architecture<\/a> appreciates clean, unfussy lines and pure forms. Take this house on the windswept North <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/travel\/outdoor-adventure\/short-sands-beach-best-surfing\">Oregon Coast<\/a>, perched poetically in the dunes. Typical of Waechter\u2019s work, it sits back and relaxes, letting the location take center stage, ushering that shingled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/design\/coastal-grandmother-trend-home\">beach cottage vernacular<\/a> well into the 21st century.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_CNbdpZvKUX9fhjlm1\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_CNbdpZvKUX9fhjlm1\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecturehk-associates-real-house\" data-slide-index=\"2\" data-headline=\"HK Associates: Most Inspired Desert Modern\" data-mediaid=\"185953\" 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16 16\" fill=\"#E54A59\"><\/path><path d=\"M 15.164 18.532 c -0.011 0.039 -0.022 0.072 -0.03 0.106 c -0.503 1.97 -0.56 2.408 -1.076 3.322 c -0.246 0.436 -0.524 0.847 -0.832 1.242 c -0.034 0.044 -0.067 0.102 -0.136 0.088 c -0.076 -0.016 -0.082 -0.084 -0.09 -0.145 c -0.083 -0.599 -0.128 -1.2 -0.108 -1.803 c 0.026 -0.788 0.123 -1.058 1.139 -5.327 a 0.295 0.295 0 0 0 -0.024 -0.178 c -0.244 -0.656 -0.291 -1.32 -0.079 -1.995 c 0.459 -1.456 2.11 -1.567 2.398 -0.366 c 0.178 0.743 -0.292 1.716 -0.653 3.152 c -0.299 1.186 1.097 2.03 2.29 1.163 c 1.1 -0.798 1.527 -2.71 1.446 -4.067 c -0.16 -2.703 -3.125 -3.287 -5.005 -2.417 c -2.157 0.997 -2.647 3.67 -1.673 4.891 c 0.123 0.156 0.219 0.25 0.177 0.408 c -0.062 0.245 -0.117 0.49 -0.185 0.734 c -0.05 0.182 -0.202 0.247 -0.385 0.173 a 2.212 2.212 0 0 1 -0.9 -0.675 c -0.827 -1.024 -1.064 -3.049 0.03 -4.763 c 1.21 -1.9 3.463 -2.668 5.52 -2.435 c 2.457 0.28 4.01 1.958 4.3 3.863 c 0.133 0.867 0.038 3.006 -1.18 4.518 c -1.402 1.737 -3.672 1.852 -4.72 0.786 c -0.08 -0.082 -0.145 -0.178 -0.224 -0.275\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-info\"><span class=\"counter\"><span class=\"slide-count\">2<\/span> of <span class=\"total-slides\">9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Ema Peter<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2>HK Associates: Most Inspired Desert Modern<\/h2><div class=\"caption margin-24-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-square is-resized\"><div class=\"inner-container\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\" style=\"display: block;width: 32px;height: 32px;position: absolute;right: 8px;bottom: 8px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" 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Thomas J. Story<\/p><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/hk-associates\">HK Associates<\/a> is nothing if not sleek, chic, and delightfully spare, and this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-tours\/posada-tucson-home\">Tucson<\/a> residence is the perfect example of its aesthetic. It\u2019s an ode to pared-down, all-white minimalism and low-maintenance living.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_smoaVtxXHJSlOGZ62\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_smoaVtxXHJSlOGZ62\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-alterstudio-city-park-residence\" data-slide-index=\"3\" data-headline=\"Alterstudio: Best Indoor-Outdoor Living\" data-mediaid=\"185942\"><a class=\"anchor-only\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" name=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-alterstudio-city-park-residence\"><\/a><div class=\"media-img\"><div 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-0.082 -0.145 -0.178 -0.224 -0.275\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-info\"><span class=\"counter\"><span class=\"slide-count\">3<\/span> of <span class=\"total-slides\">9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Casey Dunn<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2>Alterstudio: Best Indoor-Outdoor Living<\/h2><div class=\"caption margin-24-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-square is-resized\"><div class=\"inner-container\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\" style=\"display: block;width: 32px;height: 32px;position: absolute;right: 8px;bottom: 8px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunset.com%2Fhome-garden%2Fdesign%2F2025-sunset-home-design-awards-best-architecture&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunset.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-alterstudio-kevin-alter-pr-0525-800x1198.jpg%3Fitok%3DUCC05jh_&amp;description=\" class=\"display-block component popup\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;right: 0;bottom: 0;\"> <\/a> <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-alterstudio-kevin-alter-pr-0525-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Alter\" class=\"wp-image-185937\" style=\"width:250px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Alter<\/figcaption><p class=\"p-credit\">Photo by Madeleine Tilin<\/p><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The throughline that connects every home designed by this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/alterstudio-architecture\">Austin-based firm<\/a> is the graceful blending of interior and exterior spaces. The firm builds luxury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-tours\/black-butte-ranch-house-tour\">housing that treads lightly<\/a> on the landscape. This Pecan Grove home resolves what the firm calls \u201cconflicting desires\u201d for lightness and structure, connection and privacy. And this unexpectedly rich rear courtyard with glorious mature trees? *Chef\u2019s kiss.*<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_3kVBeUgmwxCOIHqv3\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_3kVBeUgmwxCOIHqv3\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-field-architecture-dry-creek\" data-slide-index=\"4\" data-headline=\"Field Architecture: Most Mindful Landscape Integration\" data-mediaid=\"185941\"><a class=\"anchor-only\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" name=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-field-architecture-dry-creek\"><\/a><div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/field-architecture\">Field Architecture<\/a>, are modern purists at heart who consider themselves \u201cstewards\u201d of the land they build on. This rural Sonoma County home showcases their sensitivity to an ever-changing climate. Two structures are connected by a breezeway, and plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/landscaping\/sedona-arizona-monsoon-rain-drainage-rock-garden\">river-rock drainage<\/a> areas and copper finishes will patina with exposure over time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_LpaqK29e6hQUCSrM4\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_LpaqK29e6hQUCSrM4\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-butler-armsden-lagoon-house\" data-slide-index=\"5\" data-headline=\"Butler Armsden Architects: Best Sensitive Rebuild\" data-mediaid=\"185940\"><a 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Tasked with the job of updating a 1960s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-tours\/orca-cliff-may-coronado-house\">ranch house<\/a> with the bay at its doorstep, the firm focused on low horizontal lines and durable materials like Portuguese limestone and state-of-the-art siding, as beautiful as it is functional.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_PFSdwyqU2MN1A3sZ5\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_PFSdwyqU2MN1A3sZ5\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-camille-styles-house-rendering\" data-slide-index=\"6\" data-headline=\"Burdge 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-0.082 -0.145 -0.178 -0.224 -0.275\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-info\"><span class=\"counter\"><span class=\"slide-count\">6<\/span> of <span class=\"total-slides\">9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Image courtesy of YouSee Studio<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2>Burdge Architects: Best Fire-Resilient Design<\/h2><div class=\"caption margin-24-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-square is-resized\"><div class=\"inner-container\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\" style=\"display: block;width: 32px;height: 32px;position: absolute;right: 8px;bottom: 8px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" 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Sadler<\/p><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Malibu-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/burdge-architects\">Burdge Architects<\/a> has proven itself to be one of the most mindful and prolific fire-conscious architecture firms in the West, having built dozens of homes for families who lost everything in repeated fires in Malibu, and now as a first mover in the reconstruction in the months after the devastating Pacific Palisades fire. The firm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/design\/fire-resilient-home-design-ideas\">design work and homeowner advocacy<\/a> are what we need now more than ever.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ad-300x250_VG_1_Gz9AZbSdEjo1WnwT6\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-300 instream-ad mobile-ad \" data-dimensions=\"300x250\" data-tgxtrack=\"true\" data-tgxupdatecorrelator=\"true\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><div id=\"ad-728x90_VG_1_Gz9AZbSdEjo1WnwT6\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90-flex instream-ad desktop-ad tablet-ad \" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxlazy=\"100\"> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-inner-galleria vertical-slide\" data-hash=\"2025-western-home-and-design-awards-best-architecture-feldman-architecture-butterfly-house\" data-slide-index=\"7\" data-headline=\"Feldman Architecture: Best Visionary Modern\" data-mediaid=\"185936\"><a class=\"anchor-only\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/home-design-directory\/feldman-architecture\">Feldman Architecture<\/a> designs elegant retreats up and down the coast for clients who want to feel off-grid without sacrificing an ounce of luxury. Sophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunset.com\/home-garden\/landscaping\/rainwater-harvesting\">rainwater collection systems<\/a> and solar power help these forward-thinking retreats rest lightly on the land. A prime example is the Butterfly House in the Santa Lucia Preserve near Carmel. 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3.006 -1.18 4.518 c -1.402 1.737 -3.672 1.852 -4.72 0.786 c -0.08 -0.082 -0.145 -0.178 -0.224 -0.275\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-info\"><span class=\"counter\"><span class=\"slide-count\">9<\/span> of <span class=\"total-slides\">9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Joe Fletcher Photography<\/span><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2>Laney LA: Best Beachfront Modern<\/h2><div class=\"caption margin-24-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-square is-resized\"><div class=\"inner-container\"><span class=\"icon icon-pinterest-circle-solid social-icon\" style=\"display: block;width: 32px;height: 32px;position: absolute;right: 8px;bottom: 8px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" 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