SPF Architects wraps Los Angeles house in asphalt shingles for fire protection

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The husband-and-wife founders of California studio SPF Architects have renovated their octagonal house in the Santa Monica Mountains and added elements to protect it against wildfire. Called the Mountain Residence, the project involved the renovation and redesign of a 1980s house that sits on a 17-acre (6.9-hectare) site in Los Angeles County. When Zoltan Pali


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