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Located at the upper edge of Altadena, a few hundred feet from Angeles National Forest, Square House reimagines an L-shaped ranch house lost to the Eaton fire as a not-quite-square. The client’s parents purchased the property in 1953; he inherited it after his father’s death in 2009 and plans to pass it on to his daughter one day. Responding to the changing needs of three generations, the house can be reconfigured from a single-family residence into two independent living units with a shared kitchen and outdoor spaces. Its new plan forms a central square courtyard framed by interior living areas, a covered patio, and a pool. Bedrooms at the ends of the two wings bookend the house, each opening onto a covered “outdoor room” with retractable shades for hot summers.

Designed to meet stringent wildfire-resistance standards, the house is wrapped in zinc siding and detailed without projecting eaves. A small garage at the base of the property is designed for straightforward conversion into an ADU, with plumbing, electrical, and insulation already in place.

Located at the upper edge of Altadena, a few hundred feet from Angeles National Forest, Square House reimagines an L-shaped ranch house lost to the Eaton fire as a not-quite-square. The client’s parents purchased the property in 1953; he inherited it after his father’s death in 2009 and plans to pass it on to his daughter one day. Responding to the changing needs of three generations, the house can be reconfigured from a single-family residence into two independent living units with a shared kitchen and outdoor spaces. Its new plan forms a central square courtyard framed by interior living areas, a covered patio, and a pool. Bedrooms at the ends of the two wings bookend the house, each opening onto a covered “outdoor room” with retractable shades for hot summers.

Designed to meet stringent wildfire-resistance standards, the house is wrapped in zinc siding and detailed without projecting eaves. A small garage at the base of the property is designed for straightforward conversion into an ADU, with plumbing, electrical, and insulation already in place.

Located at the upper edge of Altadena, a few hundred feet from Angeles National Forest, Square House reimagines an L-shaped ranch house lost to the Eaton fire as a not-quite-square. The client’s parents purchased the property in 1953; he inherited it after his father’s death in 2009 and plans to pass it on to his daughter one day. Responding to the changing needs of three generations, the house can be reconfigured from a single-family residence into two independent living units with a shared kitchen and outdoor spaces. Its new plan forms a central square courtyard framed by interior living areas, a covered patio, and a pool. Bedrooms at the ends of the two wings bookend the house, each opening onto a covered “outdoor room” with retractable shades for hot summers.

Designed to meet stringent wildfire-resistance standards, the house is wrapped in zinc siding and detailed without projecting eaves. A small garage at the base of the property is designed for straightforward conversion into an ADU, with plumbing, electrical, and insulation already in place.

Located at the upper edge of Altadena, a few hundred feet from Angeles National Forest, Square House reimagines an L-shaped ranch house lost to the Eaton fire as a not-quite-square. The client’s parents purchased the property in 1953; he inherited it after his father’s death in 2009 and plans to pass it on to his daughter one day. Responding to the changing needs of three generations, the house can be reconfigured from a single-family residence into two independent living units with a shared kitchen and outdoor spaces. Its new plan forms a central square courtyard framed by interior living areas, a covered patio, and a pool. Bedrooms at the ends of the two wings bookend the house, each opening onto a covered “outdoor room” with retractable shades for hot summers.

Designed to meet stringent wildfire-resistance standards, the house is wrapped in zinc siding and detailed without projecting eaves. A small garage at the base of the property is designed for straightforward conversion into an ADU, with plumbing, electrical, and insulation already in place.