b'McCleanDennis RourkeNiall McCullough Valerie Mulvin Frank Lloyd McCleanWright1994 McCleanHorst ArchitectsMcClean 2000McClean Design McClean was dynamic in his formative years. He took a year off from university to work in Sydney, Australia, with archi-tect Dennis Rourke designing residential projects. Additionally, he worked on a rede-velopment project in Dublin with mentors Niall McCullough and Valerie Mulvin. After his unconventional educational journey, having studied architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, McClean felt drawn to Los Angeles. It became pretty apparent that Los Angeles is the center of the world when it comes to residential design, McClean explains. Arriving in LA in 1994 with no intention to stay, McClean became capti-vated by the culture of modernist design and the spirit of invention that pulsed through Southern California. He accepted a position working for Horst Architects. McCleans style really started to take form in 2000, when a client revisited a conver-sation months after theyd met and asked him to design a home from scratch. That first project, defined by open plan living and a seamless connection to nature, was the beginning of the McClean Design ethos. 82 BALLIET + WANG LUXURY LIVING'