DAN J. MURPHY DESIGN

Architecture in harmony with nature

Homes shaped by light, landscape, and honest materials, felt as deeply as they are seen.


The residential projects featured here were created while with KAA Design Group. To learn more about KAA, please visit their website.

  • Modern house exterior with a covered patio, almond tree, and landscaped bushes.

    Los Angeles

  • Contemporary two-story house with large glass windows and wooden accents, surrounded by landscaped garden with trees and pathway at dusk.

    Los Angeles

  • Modern house exterior with glass doors, wooden accents, and surrounding landscaped garden with rocks, grass, and trees.

    Creekside

  • Interior view of a modern room with large glass walls and doors, overlooking a scenic ocean landscape with hills in the distance, featuring minimal decor and natural light.

    Creekside

  • Modern two-story house with a flat roof, wood and white exterior walls, and large glass windows. The front yard has a concrete driveway, wooden steps, landscaped plants, trees, and a white bench seating area.

    Case Study 2.0

  • Modern living room with large glass windows, wooden ceiling, and outdoor patio visible through the windows. Interior features a white couch, a dining table with chairs, and a small indoor garden with a tree and rocks.

    Case Study 2.0

  • Interior of a modern home with a wooden slat wall, a Buddha sculpture on a wooden shelf, a bookshelf with books and decorative items, and a staircase with metal railing and wooden steps.

    Los Angeles

  • Modern house on a snowy hillside surrounded by tall pine trees at dusk, with city lights visible through the windows.

    Montana

  • Modern living room with wood floors and ceiling, large windows with trees outside, a fireplace, neutral-colored sofa, armchair, side tables, a dining table with chairs, and minimalistic lighting fixtures.

    Montana

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DJMDESIGN is an architecture and design studio founded in Los Angeles by Dan J. Murphy.

Our work is guided by values that shape every detail: harmony and simplicity, authenticity and thoughtful elegance. We design with light and shadow, modesty and innovation, balancing resilience and sustainability with a deep connection to nature. Always intuitive, always community-minded, we craft homes that honor both the present moment and the lives unfolding within them.

At DJMDESIGN, design is not a product but a shared journey; an architecture of story, memory, and meaning.

Line drawing of a modern two-story house with a flat roof, surrounded by trees and plants, with a driveway and steps leading to the entrance.

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Close-up of a modern building's corner, showing wooden siding, large glass windows, and a clear blue sky.
Close-up of a modern building's corner showing wooden and concrete materials, with a metal support beam connecting the wooden structure to the concrete base. The sky is visible in the background.
View of a modern building with a slatted wooden wall, surrounded by green foliage and trees, with sunlight illuminating the scene.
Close-up of a tree with grayish leaves and branches next to a modern building with a gray concrete wall and wooden paneling against a bright blue sky.
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