3 Women, One Home: A Los Feliz Mid-Century Modern Transformation

2012 July 24

tags: Dwell Magazine, Laura Cooper, Laura Purdy, Linda Taalman, los angeles times

by MODERNICA

The home features many Modernica pieces such as this custom daybed in the children's room.

Wood rounds set in gravel create a patio.

Rear house view.

Front house view. Featuring Case Study Outdoor Series by Modernica

Back patio featuring Case Study Outdoor furniture.

Backyard fun.

A cool little pool.

The entry hallway.

The kitchen.

Open floor plan upstairs.

The view from the kitchen window.

Dining area

The childerns room features a Case Study custom daybed.

This bedroom features a Case Study Bed.

Homeowner and experimental filmmaker Laura Purdy collaborated with architect Linda Taalman and landscape designer Laura Cooper to update her families 2,000-square-foot Los Feliz home. The goal wasn’t to add space but, rather, to make the space more practical and personal.

The creative planning sessions took over a year of the women meeting and discussing their ideas, while their children played in the background. This informal meeting of the minds proved to produce playfully provocative results delivered with a thoughtful, unfussy execution of materials.

Pick up a copy of July/August 2012 of Dwell magazine to see more photos and read the complete story of this mid century complete restoration. ( All photography by Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times )

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