VELAZCO PAIZ RESIDENCE

PERCHED ABOVE ICONIC SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE PAIZ-VELAZCO RESIDENCE IS THE THOUGHTFUL EXPANSION OF A 1905 CRAFTSMAN HOME, CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF A GROWING FAMILY WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF ONE OF LOS ANGELES' EARLY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

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THE PROJECT CENTERED ON THE ADDITION OF A COMPLETE SECOND STORY THAT PROVIDES GENEROUS NEW LIVING SPACE WHILE REMAINING FAITHFUL TO THE SCALE, PROPORTIONS, AND ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. A PRIMARY DESIGN GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW ADDITION APPEARED AS THOUGH IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE RESIDENCE RATHER THAN A LATER INTERVENTION.

EQUALLY IMPORTANT WAS THE PRESERVATION OF THE HOME'S HISTORIC PUBLIC SPACES. THE ORIGINAL ENTRY AND LIVING ROOM WERE RETAINED VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED, MAINTAINING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND SPIRIT OF THE 1905 RESIDENCE WHILE ALLOWING THE NEW CONSTRUCTION TO RESPECTFULLY COMPLEMENT ITS ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. THE RESULT IS A SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF OLD AND NEW THAT GIVES THE HOME RENEWED PRESENCE WITHOUT COMPROMISING ITS HISTORIC IDENTITY.