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How a highly productive collaboration among a trio of creative Angelenas—and a good dose of Barragán—turned a dark and beleaguered midcentury house into a family home for the ages.

Oak Woodland

Oak Woodland

Top 9 Gardens of 2020: The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards help enliven their biophilic homes.

The living and dining room look out to the central courtyard, promoting indoor/outdoor living. Here, five doors slide into a pocket in the wall to create a nearly 23-foot-wide opening on one side looking into the garden. Another set on the opposite side enhances cross ventilation.

House at night

gardens with cedar fence

Chickens foraging in an enclosed garden with vertical planters.

The redesign created two arched passageways into the kitchen as part of a rebuilt dividing wall, improving circulation and doubling as built-in storage.

Nikki and her mom can enjoy one another's company in the kitchen after a short walk across the garden.

"The plaster's imperfections are part of what gives the house its unique character, in the same way the concrete floor shows swirls and the timber has natural knotting,

The bathroom's shower is wheelchair accessible, if needed.

The overhead windows cast light and shadows above the kitchen, which is lined in lower drawers for easy access.

Polished concrete floors and pale clay plaster on the walls were used throughout the kitchen and living spaces.

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