Four of a kind

They are another kind of town house alternative: four detached single-family residences in Venice that combine an elegantly modern design with sustainable materials and new ideas about what luxury living can look like in Los Angeles. To read more about how architect and developer Stephen Vitalich used the city’s small-lot subdivision ordinance to build the homes, look for the story and photo links on our blog: latimes.com/home.

-- Chris Iovenko