Architecture
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Inside the restoration of a 1958 hillside house
How a careful restoration doubled the value of a forgotten mid-century home.
Maya Okafor
When we first walked into the house, the original redwood ceilings were hidden under three layers of paint.
Respect the bones
The architect kept the original plan and spent the budget on light, structure and the glass wall to the garden.
The result
The house sold in nine days to a buyer who had followed the restoration on our journal.
