LA Conservancy Awards: The Salkin House
Two Lautner residences have been restored in the Los Angeles area by Bestor Architects. The Salkin House, forgotten for decades, found a preservation-minded owner who restored it to its former glory. The team painstakingly removed incompatible alterations, such as flooring that covered the home’s original red concrete floor, and found a way to waterproof the house.
Reiner-Burchill Residence (Silvertop) was commissioned by industrialist and engineer Kenneth Reiner as his home. Silvertop was Lautner’s first major use of monolithic concrete as a sculptural as well as architectural component. Bestor Architects restored several features back their original design, from terrazzo flooring to the motorized pass-through from the kitchen to the living room.
