Architect Wayne Schlock expanded the existing kitchen and added a home office on the second floor.
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He also added an outdoor breakfast patio for homeowners Mary Button and Gerry Hans.
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The large lot easily handles the new addition.
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A staircase leads to the third-floor master suite.
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The master suite features cabinetry made from recycled black walnut lumber from Hans’ childhood home, a farm in Illinois.
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Gerry Hans’ photographs of Griffith Park decorate the walls throughout the house.
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The master bathroom is wrapped in cedar panels.
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With views of Griffith Park behind her, Mary Button sits at a writing table in her new third-floor master bedroom suite.
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A writing table.
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Even the new master bathroom connects to the outdoors, courtesy of transom windows.
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Floor-to-ceiling glass sliders open to an outdoor terrace, giving the couple easy access to the outdoors.
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Mary Button and Gerry Hans enjoy the outdoor terrace located off of their new master bedroom.
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Because the couple were passionate about sustainability, Schlock installed rooftop photovoltaic solar panels, which are currently producing more energy than Hans and Button can use. Additionally, a gray-water system irrigates the drought tolerant landscape.
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The views from their updated home reflect the couple’s passion for nearby Griffith Park.
