marmol radziner

Marmol Radziner was established in 1989 in Los Angeles, launching a unique design/build practice led by architects Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner. Since then, the firm has developed a reputation for meticulous research, innovative design, and precise construction. As a design/build firm, Marmol Radziner brings a wide range of in-house skills to their work, including architects, metal fabricators, carpenters, cabinet-makers and construction staff. In 2004, the American Institute of Architects California Council recognized the firm’s unique business practice and commitment to design excellence with a “Firm of the Year” award. Both Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner were elected to the Collegeof Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the highest award bestowed upon individual architects by the AIA. Interior Design inducted them into the magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2009 and Architectural Digest named Marmol Radziner one of its AD100 in 2010.

Today, a breadth of projects distinguishes the firm, ranging from small, intimately scaled homes to large public and community-based projects. The practice’s commercial and civic projects include The Accelerated School in South Los Angeles, TreePeople Center for Community Forestry, ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day’s San Francisco offices, and the James Perse store in Malibu, California. Established as a leader in the field of architectural restoration, the firm’s restoration work includes the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, originally designed by Richard Neutra, as well as work on houses designed by Rudolf Schindler, John Lautner, and Cliff May, among others. The American Institute of Architects and the California Preservation Foundation have honored the firm with awards for its meticulous restorations.

Since 1996, Marmol Radziner has incorporated prefab modules in institutional projects, using traditional wood and steel frame modules. These projects provided first-hand experience with the time and cost efficiencies of prefabrication. When selected to participate in the Dwell prefab home competition in 2004, the firm first considered applying prefab technologies to homes. Inspired by this potential, the firm developed the Desert House in 2005, the prototype for Marmol Radziner Prefab.