Project Details
- Project Name
- Moore House Restoration
- Location
- California
- Architect
- Woods + Dangaran
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Preservation/Restoration
- Size
- 1,700 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2020
- Shared by
- Wanda Lau
- Project Status
- Built
This project was selected as a Honor winner in the 2021 Residential Architect Design Awards, Restoration / Preservation category.
"The architects respect the original house, maintaining its uniqueness and design essence, while breathing new life and functionality into it..” —Juror Kimberly Sheppard, FAIA
Updating a classic 1965 Craig Ellwood house in Los Angeles for 21st-century needs provided a tidy canvas for contemporary interventions by local studio Woods + Dangaran. A decades-prior renovation of the 1,700-square-foot residence had stained the redwood siding an unfortunate purple hue. The studio replaced the cladding with natural redwood to match the exposed structural framing—and the original design intent. Inside, the restoration largely retained the house’s open layout, save for tweaks to the kitchen and bathroom. Teak paneling with black accents replaced white gypsum board, strengthening the indoor–outdoor connection. Earth-tone ceramic tile, brass-plated hardware, and dark marble with golden veining all reference the natural materials of the original. Insulated glass replaced single-pane glazing while preserving the optical quality and operating systems. Similarly, the designers chose custom contemporary and authentic midcentury fixtures and furnishings to complete the design with sympathetic warmth. In Moore House, Ellwood’s vision has been restored and extended.
PROJECT CREDITS
Project: Moore House Restoration, Los Angeles
Architects: Woods + Dangaran, Los Angeles.
Architect of Record: Woods + Dangaran
Landscape Architect: Christopher Sosa
Interior Designer: Woods + Dangaran
Structural Engineer: Labib Funk and Associates
Civil Engineer: Labib Funk and Associates
Geotechnical Engineer: Grover Hollingsworth and Associates
General Contractor: GHBW
Lighting Designer: Woods + Dangaran
Arborist: The Tree Resource
As Builts: AsBuilt Conditions
Permit: Crest Real Estate
Casework: Woods + Dangaran, Silverstrand
Surveyor: Northlake Land Surveying
Title 24: Solargy
Photography: Joe Fletcher
Size: 1,700 square feet
Materials and Sources:
Kitchen appliances: Gaggenau; Website
Range hood: Wolf; Website
BBQ: Lynx; Website
Wood siding and facia: Solid Redwood
Drapery: Kirsch; Website
Flooring: Reclaimed Burmese Teak throughout - Madera; Website
Furniture: Paysage Rug: Atelier Fevrier; Website, Bed, Headboard, side tables: Custom by Woods + Dangaran; Website (primary bedroom), Silk Hand Knotted Tibetan Rug: Coverall Industries; Website, Naviglio 3 Seater Sofa: Arflex; Website, Alanda Coffee Table: B&B Italia; Website, Stone Mass Coffee Tables: Custom by Woods + Dangaran; Website, Group Swivel Armchair: SCP; Website (living room); Custom No. 341 Dining Table: Ruemmler; Website, Wire Dining Chair: Overgaard & Dyrman; Website (dining room); Custom Rayons Rug: Atelier Fevrier; Website, Erei Bed: DePadova (guest bedroom); Website, CB-12 Tray – Walnut Black Oil: Bassam Fellows; Website Diiva Stool: Grazia & Co.; Website (kitchen); Custom Rug: Coverall; Website, Vintage 4 Bay SS Wall Unit: Herman Miller; Website, R.I.G 80 Desk: Mau/U Studio; Website, Bliss Swivel Task Chair – Custom Fabric: Arflex; Website, Eames Lounge Chair: Herman Miller; Website, Custom Lehm Side Table: Stahl + Band; Website (office); Finn Chaise Lounge: DWR; Website, Finn Side Table: DWR; Website, Master Max Classic Umbrella: Tuuci; Website (outdoor)
Glass: Northwestern Industries; Website (doors/windows); Precision Glasswork, Inc.; Website (shower)
HVAC: Honeywell; Website
Insulation: Johns Manville; Website
Primary Bedroom Lighting: Dimple Sconce: RBW; Website, Reunion Lamp: Mjolk; Website
Primary Bathroom Lighting: Sim Frame Small: KAIA; Website
Living Room Lighting: Buds 2: Foscarini; Website
Dining Room Lighting: Onos 40DP, Unlacquered Brass: Plug Lighting; Website
Guest Bathroom Lighting: Vintage Frank Ligtelijn Globe Wall Lamps: Raak
Office Lighting: Bruno Gatta Ceiling Lamp: Stilnovo; Website, Vintage Coupe Floor Lamp – Nut Brown: Oluce; Website
Guest Bedroom Lighting: Bruno Gatta Ceiling Lamp: Stilnovo; Website, Akari BB1-30DD: Isami Noguchi; Website
Lighting Control Systems: Electrical fittings, Meljac; Website
Masonry/Stone/Tile: Excinere Volcanic ash glazed porcelain, in ABCD glazes: DZEK; Website
o Athens Portoro Marble, honed (kitchen); Bits Border in TS-08: Cepac Tile; Website, (living room), Savoy, in Metallic Bronze: Ann Sacks; Website, Countertop&Shower Flooring – Verde Borgogna Marble, honed- (primary bathroom); Krave, in Cappucino: Cepac Tile; Website, Countertop and bathtub – Dark Emperador Marble, honed (guest bathroom), Keystone, in Suede Gray 1” x 1”: Daltile (pool)
Millwork: Madera; Website
Paints/Finishes: Acrylic Plaster – Dryvit finesse DPR – Super White; Website, Benjamin Moore – Simply White; Website, Benjamin Moore – Black; Website
Plumbing fittings: Vola (guest bath, primary bath, kitchen); Website
Roofing: IB RoofSystems; Website
Wall Paneling: Burmese Teak wood veneer over MDF
Windows: Western Windows; Website
Exterior Doors: Western Windows; Website