A Two-Decade Renovation Recasts a Derelict Home as an Artists’ Live/Work Haven
Warren Techentin Architecture turns a wonky Los Angeles house with backyard bungalows into the perfect place for the creative owners to raise a family.
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Christopher James vividly recalls when he and his wife, Kristin Beinner James, first laid eyes on the pink-and-maroon house in L.A.’s Los Feliz neighborhood in 2000. Divided into upstairs and downstairs apartments, the house was a wreck, and the three bungalows out back weren’t much better. "The sewer in the main house was disconnected, there was no heat, and rain streamed in through broken windows," says Chris.
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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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