Before & After: A Storybook Cottage in L.A. Hits a Much-Needed Growth Spurt

Nwankpa Design opens up a small, segmented residence for a family of four who had lived there for more than a decade.

Construction for the remodel of David Mazichina and Kirsty King’s Los Angeles home had only just started in February of 2020 when COVID-19 began shutting things down. David, a supervisor in logistics and transportation, realized quickly how this might affect their project down the road. 

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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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