It Took a Neighborhood to Build This Beachside Bungalow

A California beach community rallies around a well-considered addition to its laid-back streets.
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Mardi and Anton Watts’s house sits snugly between its neighbors on a sun-drenched, pedestrian-only street in Hermosa Beach, California. From the front deck, cooled by breezes from the Pacific, they can watch an easygoing procession of passersby clad in shorts and flip-flops.

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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.

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