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Sept. 21, 2024
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This 1960s Los Angeles home has been recently renovated by architectural firm SweisKloss to resist fire.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The living room of the house features fire-resistant windows with great views of Los Angeles.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)This room features fire-resistant windows and open doors to the patio as an escape route.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The house’s living room features fire-resistant windows with great views of Los Angeles.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The sweeping views come with a fire risk. The neighborhood has had to evacuate before. So the homeowners decided to prepare the house to resist flames.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)Abeer Sweis of SweisKloss worked on the project.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The house’s second floor has a spa with a jet pool.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The master bedroom features fire-resistant windows.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The guest bedroom.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)SweisKloss used fire-resistant kinds of wood and windows to renovate the house.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)Abeer Sweis used what she calls an “envelope” strategy to make the house fire-resistant.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)This room features fire-resistant windows.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The master bedroom features fire-resistant windows.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The master bedroom features fire-resistant windows.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)The patio features fire-resistant wood that embellishes the entire home.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)Sept. 21, 2024