Pearson/Trent Residence
2003-2006![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f2c275abb4b452b9eef387298f662fbe407d75aa90a734e0aaa02b47957cdd0/31_31_pearson-residence---042.jpg)
The remodel of a modest postwar bungalow in the Mar Vista neighborhood of West Los Angeles engulfs the L shape plan of the original building with a new shell to form a large rectangular mass. The garage, a series of bedrooms along the north, and a massive wall on the south define an open living/dining/kitchen area sheltered by a single sloping roof. Covered space gradually expands horizontally and vertically to meet the easterly view of the city.
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