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Los Angeles interior design, that could only be yours
The Scale Collective designs homes in Los Angeles from its studio in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by Sara Alexander, who holds a Master of Architecture. Our Beverly Hills penthouse shows the approach: each client's story crafted into a vision for how they want to live, with art at its heart.
Whether Los Angeles is your first home or your second, you get the same studio and the same attention, from the first conversation to the day the last piece of art is hung.
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Beverly Hills penthouse
Designing for Los Angeles living
Penthouses above the city, hillside glass, canyon retreats. Three things we design for.
- I
Light and height
High floors and hillside glass bring a lot of light. We tune the palette and the furniture plan so rooms glow rather than glare.
- II
Rooms for entertaining
Los Angeles homes host. We plan for gatherings and for quiet, with low, generous seating and spaces that move easily between the two.
- III
Art at the center
Each room is built around a work of art, chosen through our art consulting for its scale, its story and the light it will live in.
Our work in Los Angeles
Beverly Hills · interior design & art consulting
Beverly Hills Penthouse
A 39th-floor penthouse beside Beverly Hills, above the Los Angeles Country Club, for a young entrepreneur. Living at cloud level inspired a soft, airy, sculptural concept: a warm neutral palette of shearling, bouclé, leather, linen and oak, low furniture that makes the rooms feel larger, and art by emerging and established artists at the heart of every room.
“My style blends a relaxed, coastal California feel with refined forms from timeless European and classical design. Mixing pieces from different places and eras is what gives a home a collected look.”
Narrative design, not luxury by the yard
Most high-end interiors start from a look. Ours start from your story. We listen to how you live, what you collect and what matters to you, then craft it into a narrative and a vision for your home that you could not have drawn yourself. Then we shape the rooms and gather the pieces that bring it to life.
The result stands apart because it could only be yours. See how a project unfolds.
Translucence House
San Francisco. A house built around light, filtered through screens and glass.
Beverly Hills Penthouse
Los Angeles. Hand-drawn murals, sculptural pieces and warm plaster.
Miami Beach Estate
Miami Beach. A sculptural stair and calm, low rooms in cream and walnut.
Three homes, three stories, nothing in common but the care.
Where we work in Los Angeles
We take on selected projects across Los Angeles and the Westside, including:
- Beverly Hills
- Century City
- Bel Air
- Brentwood
- Santa Monica
- Pacific Palisades
- Hollywood Hills
- West Hollywood
- Los Feliz
- Malibu
Based in the Bay Area: Marin County · San Francisco · the East Bay · also Miami
Questions from Los Angeles clients
Does The Scale Collective work in Los Angeles?
Yes. The Scale Collective is based in Tiburon, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and takes on selected projects in Los Angeles, including a 39th-floor penthouse beside Beverly Hills designed with full interior design and art consulting.
What is art consulting?
Art consulting is helping a client choose, commission, frame, light and place art for their home. For the Beverly Hills penthouse, The Scale Collective selected work by emerging and established artists and a large-scale mural wallpaper for the primary bedroom.
How much does an interior designer cost in Los Angeles?
Like most high-end interior design studios, The Scale Collective works on an hourly fee, with a procurement fee on furniture, art and materials purchased through the studio. Every home is different, so we don't publish ranges. The first 30-minute Zoom call or local site visit is complimentary; a longer walk-through and design assessment is billed as an initial design assessment fee.
Will my home look like your other projects?
No. The Scale Collective practices narrative design: each project starts from the client's own story, shaped into a narrative and a vision for how they want to live. The through-line is warm, organic modern rooms, natural materials and collected art, but every home is one of a kind.
Further reading
Journal · coming soon
Designing a penthouse at cloud level
How light, height and a soft palette shaped the Beverly Hills penthouse.
Journal · coming soon
Collecting art for a new home
Where to start, and how emerging artists fit in.
Journal · coming soon
Furniture that makes a room feel larger
Why low, generous seating changes how a room feels.
Journal · coming soon
A second home that feels like your first
Designing for the way you live when you are there.
Our services: full-service interior design · interior architecture · art consulting · our process