Santa Monica apartment building transformed into modern family house
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By Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times Rachel Klauber-Speiden posed a daunting challenge to her architects: Transform a 1962 apartment building into a single-family home. She and husband Josh Empson wanted a space that was both open and private, plus functional for son Becket and daughter Lucinda, the latter of whom is pictured here in the backyard. "I wanted a home that was livable, warm, affordable and whimsical," Klauber-Speiden says. |
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August at 10:13 AM December 28, 2010
I can describe the place in one word.........UGLY!
August at 10:10 AM December 28, 2010
And I bet they complain about the homeless not having homes.......
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with all santa monica's talk about lack of affordable housing, I'm wondering how you got the socialist republic to do the impossible....rezone from multi unit to single family. perhaps a latimes investigation is called for here.