Stada Vecchia, Bel Air, California
Full circle: The fact that this was a Gwathmey-Siegel home was meaningless to me when construction was eminent in the late 90's.
Later I came to find out how prominent Mr. Gwathmey was when I was writing a report about home styles.
Pile supported downslope retaining walls.
Buttress fill.
Old, repaired slope failure.
Basement
Lots of piles