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Scott Mitchell (architect)
American architect and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scott Mitchell is an American architectural designer and author.[1] He is known for his architectural constructions for celebrities and also serves as an advisor with The Glass House.[2] His monograph entitled "Scott Mitchell Houses” published by Rizzoli, has garnered critical acclaim and features contributions from Paul Goldberger, Calvin Klein, and Michael Webb.[3]
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Early life and education
He was born on February 2, 1971, to Mike Harold and Sally Ann Mitchell, his father was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force and, at one point, the assistant military attaché to the U.S. embassy in Amman, Jordan.[4] He spent his childhood in different parts of the world, including Jordan, Japan, and the American Southwest.[5]
Mitchell earned a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University, and then relocated to New York, where he worked at Stephen Miller Siegel & Associates before moving to Bridgehampton to work with Preston T. Phillips.[1]
Following this, he received an internship offer from Norman Foster's London office. Subsequently, he returned to the United States and pursued postgraduate studies at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.[6]
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Career
While pursuing his postgraduate studies, he took on his first project —the renovation of a Beverly Hills home and established Scott Mitchell Studio in 1999.[7]
His work has been inspired by architects such as Louis I. Kahn, especially his Salk Institute and the Kimbell Art Museum, and Kenzo Tange.[8]
Mitchell's architectural projects, include residential and commercial buildings in different parts of the world, such as Melbourne, Hamptons, Seattle, and Malibu.[3] He has worked on projects, like shingled houses in Beverly Hills and Long Island to villas in Malibu and a beachfront restaurant in Nobu Malibu.[1]
Mitchell rebuilt and refurbished an estate in Malibu, which become the priciest California home sale ever worth $177 million purchase of a compound in Malibu by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.[9]
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Work and style
Mitchell has been influenced by the work of Rudolph M. Schindler.[8]
Mitchell's architectural projects are known for their combination of light and materials. Soft, tactile textures are juxtaposed against concrete and other natural materials.[3]
Mitchell's architectural designs intermix Contemporary architecture with geometrical elements.[1]
Mitchell's known work includes his two Malibu houses; a low-slung structure made of concrete and glass.[10] It was used as the set in the film Nocturnal Animals, directed by Tom Ford.[11] Mitchell's designs balance contemporary, geometric architecture and a sense of understated comfort.[12]
Scott Mitchell Houses
On May 9, 2020, Mitchell released his monograph entitled Scott Mitchell Houses, which features eight residential around the world.[13]
He dedicated the book to his late friend, producer and talent manager Sandy Gallin, who died in 2017.[4]
Mitchell met Gallin in the 1990s and began collaborating on his projects, leading to Mitchell opening his own studio in Los Angeles in 1999.[14]
Among his clients have been Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen,[15] Larry Ellison, David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Natalie Massenet.[4]
References
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