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Perched below the Griffith Observatory and overlooking Hollywood is a lush lot crowned with four towering olive trees—and a 1965 home designed by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. When a young couple purchased the home in 2018, it needed substantial work. For a historic restoration, they called on Woods + Dangaran, a local firm fluent in modernist history. The team completed a meticulous restoration of the home while keeping original components like the linear shape, open plan, and expansive windows. One of the most striking features is the original koi pond (an element deemed so essential that its preservation was a condition of escrow) that is now crossed by a bridge that leads to a new lap pool, which is perhaps the biggest intervention on the property.