Before & After – The Garfield Residence by (fer) Studio
This is part 1 of a 2 part feature on a contemporary remodel and addition to a 1980′s house in the La Cañada area of Los Angeles, California that was designed by (fer) Studio.
Below are the ‘before’ photos that show us what the house originally looked like. Click here to see the ‘after’ photos, as well as the project description from (fer) Studio.
Kory Tanner Drahos on 18 Aug 2009 at 8:24 pm #
why is this on contemporist.com? this is neither contemporary, modern, nor cutting edge. this lacks inspiration.
Dave on 18 Aug 2009 at 8:42 pm #
Kory, read the description.
This is PART 1 of a BEFORE and AFTER feature.
THESE ARE THE BEFORE PHOTOS.
SeSar on 19 Aug 2009 at 2:44 am #
agree to Kory, because “part 1″ should be in the title… so, misleading
Dave on 19 Aug 2009 at 3:11 am #
When I made the post, I tried to put “part 1? in the title, but it didn’t fit.
The title does have the words Before and After, and I think one look at the photos in this post should tell you that these are obviously the before photos, which means there are probably some after photos to be found somewhere.
Alan on 19 Aug 2009 at 4:32 am #
I actually like the before exterior better than the after. Could have something to do with the fact that I love the Arts & Crafts style homes and hate seeing them disappear.
Randall on 19 Aug 2009 at 5:13 am #
I also like Arts & Crafts style homes, but I wouldn’t call this Arts & Crafts. Real Arts & Crafts houses were built before 1930. This is really just a suburban ranch style house built in the 1980s. It’s not the really beautiful architecture like a true Arts & Crafts house would be, so it’s not much of a loss. There’s probably a million houses out there that look like this.
potter on 19 Aug 2009 at 9:33 am #
clearly this house needed to be re modeled, but what a shame, not everything needs to be cold and clean. I liked it better before, and would have worked to keep the rootsy feel of this place intact while re modeling it. who cared if it’s only from the 80s. this house had a great vibe before it got berlined.
Kory Tanner Drahos on 20 Aug 2009 at 9:53 pm #
sorry, honest mistake.