Custom-Mixed Terrazzo Floors Lay the Groundwork for the Glow Up of an L.A. Midcentury

December 01, 2023

Custom-Mixed Terrazzo Floors Lay the Groundwork for the Glow Up of an L.A. Midcentury

And And And Studio kept its outline—including a sawtooth roof—but refreshed the layout and finishes of the 1953 Los Feliz Estates home.

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Project Details:

Interior Design: And And And Studio / @andandandstudio

Location: Los Angeles, California

Photographer: Yoshihiro Makino / @yoshihiromakino

From the Designer: "This 1950s Los Feliz house is home to a small family based in Los Angeles designed by Daniel Rabin and Annie Ritz of And And And Studio. Originally designed by Johnston & D’Agostino Architects and built in 1953 for the Los Feliz Estates, the family’s one-story home had the potential to be a midcentury charmer when they first found it.

"Rabin and Ritz designed this home for a young family with the intention of creating a home that spoke to the era of the original house and simultaneously felt fresh and exciting. While the original owner had the house covered in what the family describes as "5,000 yards of fabric", they still sought to channel some of their original 1960s glamor in the renovation. Rabin and Ritz were hired to overhaul the home’s layout and to help them transform the dated structure into a warm, family-friendly residence. While the dated interior treatments stood out, leftover from the original owners was an amazing structure, and while proportions, size, and flow needed to be worked on, Ritz and Rabin had a great starting place.

"The house has an unmistakable profile with the clerestory glass in the living room and single-story floor plan. Rabin and Ritz wanted to maintain the original characteristics of the home, leaving but also creating new elements that guests would wonder if they were original or new. One of the major challenges of this project was the traditional poured-in-place terrazzo floors with a custom aggregate mix which took about 20 samples to perfect. While the kitchen is streamlined and subtle—more terrazzo and oak, along with creamy white walls—the bathrooms are outfitted playfully with tile. The primary suite bathroom has a terrazzo tub tucked under a window. Inax wall tile continues the minty midcentury hue of the guest bathroom with a more complex patterning from the Dutch tile system (DTILE) which was a labor of love for Rabin and Ritz."