Simon Storey's the Box spans just 18 feet across and 100 feet long on a steep lot in Silver Lake. His firm, Anonymous Architects, is known for working with seemingly impossible Los Angeles lots.
Steep green hills drop right to the shore of Lake Annecy. Building and living here means adapting to the land, weather, and water. Each house is a test of balancing views and risk.
An ordinance that has been in the works for a couple of years in Red Bank about developing properties with steep slopes was passed on the first reading at the commission meeting Tuesday night.