we were referred to the project by the city of los angeles office of historic resources which we maintain a strong relationship with. this sorely neglected structure was the home and studio of the renowned artist and print-maker paul landacre from the 1930’s until the early 1960’s and has largely remained empty since then. the job was to stabilize the structure which was slowly slipping down the steep hillside and undertake a minimally intrusive rehabilitation to return the cabin to close to its original state during landacre’s ownership while creating a usable space for a new owner. upon close inspection of the existing structure it was found that the house as purchased by landacre and his wife was originally a small single-wall construction ‘hunting’ cabin that had been subsumed in a later addition to create a dwelling. with our previous experience in trying to re-frame single wall structures we decided in this case to not disturb the existing framing to fullest extent possible. further complicating matters, half the house is located on the city right-of-way which required a year long process of approvals from the street engineering department and installation of a massive shoring wall to support the adjacent street during excavation. interior and exterior finishes were specified to retain fidelity to the existing with plywood walls, celotex ceilings, new custom wood doors and windows, and custom paint and stain finishes developed and hand-mixed by the architects to match existing finishes. the feeling of standing in the studio space seeing it as it was when landacre was working in the space is profoundly moving.