The original structure of Neutra's 1949 Freedman House in Pacific Palisades, California, opens completely to the pool deck. The addition of a second level proved one of the biggest challenges to the already-altered home. “Being aware of the responsibility that comes with changing an iconic house by one of the great masters, we nonetheless felt comfortable with the task,” says Los Angeles–based architect Peter Grueneisen. "We did not want to simply copy the existing elements, so we explored and investigated different levels of faithfulness to the existing structure, from a very near emulation to a much more contemporary approach that would only quote the previous architecture in some key aspects."
Image courtesy of Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai/Nonzero Architecture.
