{"id":957,"date":"2020-08-17T13:44:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?p=957"},"modified":"2020-08-17T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:44:56","slug":"lawrence-r-hsu-residence-before-and-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?p=957","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence R. Hsu Residence Before and After"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">One block east of UCLA in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, sat a house that had seen better days.\u00a0 It needed inspiration as a fresh design with severe structural and aesthetic remedial actions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lawrence R. Hsu, the owner of the home, approached Roger Winston Bray, Architect, AIA, NCARB, President of Bray Architects, to completely remodel this, his family home.\u00a0 For over two years, inspiration between the Architect and Owner, created a new home that is aesthetically beautiful, structurally sound, and value conscious.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This new home inspires other homeowners in the area to dramatically improve their existing properties; creating even more value for themselves and their families, in an already valuable Upper West Side, Los Angeles, California neighborhood. <img data-attachment-id=\"159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?attachment_id=159\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?fit=1280%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hsu-Before\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?fit=584%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?resize=300%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Before.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img data-attachment-id=\"156\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?attachment_id=156\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Residence-10.09-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hsu Residence 10.09-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Residence-10.09-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Residence-10.09-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hsu-Residence-10.09-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One block east of UCLA in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, sat a house that had seen better days.\u00a0 It needed inspiration as a fresh design with severe structural and aesthetic remedial actions. Lawrence R. Hsu, the owner of the home, approached Roger Winston Bray, Architect, AIA, NCARB, President of<a href=\"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?p=957\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8BTj3-fr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":930,"url":"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?p=930","url_meta":{"origin":957,"position":0},"title":"New mid-size upscale condominium project near downtown Los Angeles","date":"August 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Roger Winston Bray, Architect, AIA, NCARB, President of Bray Architects, acting as exterior design Architect and Historic Architect for a\u00a0Los\u00a0Angeles\u00a0Building Developer, obtained approval for a\u00a0mid-size\u00a0upscale\u00a0new\u00a0condominium\u00a0project\u00a0near\u00a0downtown\u00a0Los\u00a0Angeles.\u00a0 After preparing original exterior architectural design drawings by Bray Architects; along with preparing a detailed historical report of the proposed lot of the\u00a0project, including\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LA-Downtown-oblique-1024x579.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":367,"url":"https:\/\/brayarchitects.com\/WP\/?p=367","url_meta":{"origin":957,"position":1},"title":"Lifetime Achievement Award","date":"March 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Architect William M. 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