Cover designed this 414-square-foot prefab office/guesthouse specifically for the Hollywood site.
Unlike its traditional peers of the 1920s, the Lovell House eschews applied decoration, and emphasizes its volume and access to daylight. An asymmetrical plan winds through three levels and a separate pool pavilion.
Designer Bryan Boyer and lawyer Laura Lewis bought their townhouse in Lafayette Park in 2015, the same year the storied co-op joined the National Register of Historic Places. Their restoration included laying slate floor tiles the same size as the original linoleum squares, hanging modular Dieter Rams wall shelving, and adding appliances by Fisher & Paykel.