Residential Buildings


In 1958, Proby designed his first residential project, for the Howard Family, of Ladera Heights. 

 The custom home was designed to be wheelchair friendly for their youngest child, Carla. It has no stairs or sharp inclines, no obstructions inside or outside, wide-doors and passageways, large bathrooms.  The dining room was equipped with a closet and built-in Murphy bed - so that it could serve as a guest bedroom. In addition, the house was equipped with cutting-edge technology of the time, including central vacuum cleaner system, automated garden sprinklers, and and an intercom system.

 Vincent Proby went on to design and build many more residential dwellings. 

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