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Denton House / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

In the historic neighborhood of Highland Park, an aging 1920s house has been reimagined for a local designer and artist’s family. The project, which includes an expansion of the house and conversion of the garage into an ADU, emphasizes integration with the existing site. The original house framing and foundation were reused and absorbed into the new construction. The majority of the house was finished in fiber cement siding, known for its durability and cost efficiency. The variegated pattern of the siding references the clapboard siding of nearby Craftsman bungalows, while its green color (selected by the owner’s daughter) blends the house into the surrounding foliage.

Brucato House / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000

The Brucato house is a rare example of new construction within a Historic Preservation Zone (HPOZ) in the city of Los Angeles. Located in the Highland Park-Garvanza district, which is the largest HPOZ in Los Angeles, the project consists of a new house that replaced the client’s small, aging bungalow. Since the original house was determined to be historically insignificant, its replacement would have to be compatible with the historic context and subject to the HPOZ board’s approval. And with a limited budget, it was critical to reuse certain elements of the structure, such as the existing foundation and parts of the existing framing.

The Annex / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 26 May 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Once a crowded property with an aging bungalow and a commercial storefront, this live/work complex accommodates the architect’s growing family and practice. The expansion to the recently remodeled bungalow includes a new family room, exterior courtyard and deck, an attic conversion and stair hall. The storefront building, with its several bootleg additions, previously took up half of the site, exceeding the allowable floor area for the property and leaving little open space. In order to make space for the new yard and the 620 square feet of additions to the house, over 600 square feet of the storefront was demolished. To keep costs down, the architect did all of the construction with the help of a two-man crew over the course of almost 5 years.

Fenlon House / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

In the little-known neighborhood of Hermon, located just outside of downtown Los Angeles, a dilapidated 1920’s bungalow has undergone a major remodel, bringing new life to the old structure. The new addition to the front of the house forms a unique alliance with the remodeled existing house. This new frontispiece appears to be intimately nested within the older existing house, while maintaining a stark differentiation. The frontispiece has been clad in a clear cedar which contrasts the torched cedar that wraps the rest of the structure. The front addition integrates the house with the adjacent streetscape as it terraces down to the sidewalk and forms a long bench.

Morris House / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This project, located in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, consists of an addition and renovation to an existing ranch house situated on a gently down-sloping lot with an exceptional view. With the goal of maximizing light and space on a limited budget, the design was developed and modified in an improvisational manner by the architect and the owners over the course of construction.

Lopez House / Martin Fenlon Architecture

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 01:00:00 +0000

This project, located in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles, is situated on an irregularly-shaped, steeply-sloping lot. Faced with a limited budget, it was particularly challenging to negotiate the constraints of the lot while taking advantage of the site’s sweeping view. The owners wanted the house to evoke the area’s craftsmen architecture, so this vernacular served as a basis for the design.