Introduction by Sam Lubell
Essays by Anthony Laney & Mebra Kisaka
Principal Photography by Roger Davies, Shade Degges & Joe Fletcher
Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda

POETICS of HOME is the debut monograph by Laney LA: an award-winning architecture and design studio driven by the conviction that great architecture can inspire the best in humanity. A rising star of residential design on the LA scene, Laney LA have established a reputation for combining an exquisite poetic sensibility with a profound appreciation of raw materiality while also ensuring a beneficial impact on local neighborhoods and the wider environment.

Lavishly illustrated with sketches, plans, and stunning photography, this book features a succession of enlightening essays and architectural case studies that provide an in-depth understanding of the studio’s underlying philosophy and real word successes in Los Angeles and elsewhere, showcasing the team’s visionary, thoughtful and original approaches to the concept of home.

POETICS of HOME
Essays and Spaces by Laney LA

Book Size: 9.06 x 11.62 in / 230 x 295mm
Format: Portrait
Pages: 296
Language: English
Photographs: 350
Illustrations: 20
Editions: Hardcover in slipcase 978-1-964490-11-3; Hardcover 978-1-964490-12-0

// Just as a composition of music has the potential to be spectacular, every house possesses the potential to be a real home. But the stakes are high. Architecture itself is a uniquely latent art form. There is a risk that success is not always guaranteed, that human experience may or may not be enriched by the walls that enclose it or the built environment that surrounds it.