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The home is a member of Detroit’s Lafayette Park, the United States' first urban-renewal project.

The home is located on a steep site in Los Angeles’s Montecito Heights neighborhood. Designed by LA-based, female-led firm Claret-Cup, one standout feature is the custom folding stair hatch that can toggle between appearing as an extension of the railing or, when folded down, it becomes an extended portion of the living room floor.

Architect Bartolomeu Costa Cabral utilized rammed earth walls, an ancient building technique in the region, throughout the villa.

Now, the warehouse has been converted for modern living, all while retaining some of it's original industrial charm—from exposed beams to concrete finishes.

Originally constructed in 1910 as a hardware warehouse, the Marshall-Wells building was designed by architect Daniel Burnham.

A functional fireplace anchors the walk-out basement.