A careful update of a 1960s Tarzana architectural gem
![Janna Levenstein's 1950s house was a maze of small, dark rooms. With the help of a draftsman, UCLA architecture student, Google's free SketchUp software and her contractor, Levenstein turned the space into a bright, sleek, indoor-outdoor living space where every room opens onto nature. The home's new modern look comes partly from the immense amount of glass she installed. More... • Playing the angles in a Gregory Ain-designed home Also in Home & Garden: • Westwood bungalow remodel • Free software delivers a remodeled L.A. duplex • Remodel of a Gregory Ain • Epiphyllum: orchid cactus at the L.A. Arboretum • Eye Candy: Home & Garden Photo Galleries](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4600e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/582x398+0+0/resize/1200x821!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2F43%2Fd093264d9f4753f3de7dc67502c8%2Fla-hm-kayes-01-jxw9y7nc.jpg)
Janna Levenstein’s 1950s house was a maze of small, dark rooms. With the help of a draftsman, UCLA architecture student, Google’s free SketchUp software and her contractor, Levenstein turned the space into a bright, sleek, indoor-outdoor living space where every room opens onto nature. The home’s new modern look comes partly from the immense amount of glass she installed.
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•Playing the angles in a Gregory Ain-designed home
Also in Home & Garden:
•Westwood bungalow remodel
•Free software delivers a remodeled L.A. duplex
•Remodel of a Gregory Ain
•Epiphyllum: orchid cactus at the L.A. Arboretum
•Eye Candy: Home & Garden Photo Galleries
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Architects Alice Fung and Michael Blatt help homeowners make the most of a 1963 Gregory Ain design. Modernist box? Try hexagon.
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