Silver Lake Mid-Century Revival
Painstaking restoration and contemporary garden extension of a 1958 hillside classic.
Architectural Data
- Lead Architect
- Bonnie Wedster (Principal)
- Structural Engineer
- LA Heritage Engineering
- Landscape Architect
- Canyon Flora Studio
- General Contractor
- Modernist Builders Collective
- Energy & Sustainability
- Title 24 High Performance Tier 2
- Original Douglas Fir Post & Beams
- Custom Fluted Glass Partitions
- Handmade Heath Ceramic Tiles
- Terrazzo Flooring with River Pebbles
Honoring the original post-and-beam structural grid while introducing seismic reinforcement, thermal envelope modernization, and an open kitchen connecting directly to a restored terraced garden.
Restoring Historic Clarity
Originally constructed in 1958 by a disciple of Richard Neutra, this Silver Lake residence had suffered four decades of insensitive ad-hoc partitions, dropped acoustic ceilings, and damaged millwork.
BONARCH stripped back the accumulated layers to expose the original post-and-beam structural skeleton. Seismic resistance was invisibly integrated through concealed moment frames tucked within partition walls.
Contemporary Living within Historic Boundaries
Without altering the original exterior silhouette, the interior plan was reconfigured to establish an unbroken sightline from the entrance gallery through the open chef's kitchen to the terraced hillside garden and reservoir views beyond.
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