Tucked into the hillside of Silver Lake, a 1960s mid-century home once designed by architect Dick E. Lowry has been brought back to life by Kirsten Blazek from Rodrigues PR. Built as his personal residence, the structure carries the hallmarks of Lowry’s USC-influenced approach: slender wood posts, deep overhangs, and tongue-and-groove ceilings arranged with a clarity that places function at the center of form.
Floor-to-ceiling glass, clerestory windows, and seamless indoor-outdoor transitions still do what they were meant to do: open the home to light, air, and view.
The new chapter of this home began when Kirsten and her team stepped inside and saw not just architecture but a framework still speaking fluently in the language of design. They were not interested in rewriting it. Instead, they listened.
The craftsmanship, the sculptural stairs, the floating hearth with its tapered chimney, each detail pointed to an original vision worth preserving. What followed was a restoration shaped by restraint, with choices that enhance rather than compete.
A color palette of teal, chocolate, ochre, and umber was introduced to echo the warmth of the original wood tones and mid-century furnishings were selected to live comfortably within it. Natural textures and clean lines keep the focus on balance.
The home remains rooted in its time, yet there is a quiet freshness that runs through it. Minimalist forms, organic silhouettes, and subtle shifts in texture lend a softness that makes the space feel both grounded and lived in.
Throughout the home, design decisions unfold with quiet confidence. Glass sliders open to curated pockets of greenery. Built-ins remain where they belong. Original lighting, still intact, casts familiar shadows across new surfaces. There is boldness too, artwork that punctuates the calm and color that surprises in places, but always with a measured hand.
Through the restoration of this mid-century home, Kirsten revealed her vision for it. The house was never meant to be reinvented. It simply needed someone to notice the depth already there.
