Construction Diary: He Let a Process of Discovery Lead the Renovation of His 1921 Los Angeles Home
Architect Juan Saez Pedraja peeled back layers of the Highland Park bungalow before blending inspiration from his native Spain and the neighborhood.
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Glaring blue paint, textured plaster that looked like it had been applied with a shovel, checkerboard parquet, and linoleum floors aren’t typically inducements to falling in love with a house. But architect Juan Saez Pedraja looked past the shoddy additions and updates made to a 1921 house in Highland Park and saw something special. The renovation that resulted was, Juan explains, a project "less about authorship than about listening and allowing the house to speak again."
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Kelly Vencill Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Dwell’s Los Angeles-based contributing editor, Kelly has also written about design and architecture for Architectural Digest, Coastal Living, and Luxe.
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