A family and an architect walk into a bar…

It wasn’t actually a bar. It was the L.A. Eyeworks showroom in West Hollywood.

And when my family walked in — all five of us needing new frames — I thought: “Can we move in here? I’ll happily sell glasses for a living if we can move in here.”

We wondered: “Who’s the David Bowie-level genius that designed this place? And would they deem to talk to us — mere mortals — about our modest home renovation?

That architect was Neil Denari. And his answer was “yes.”

The Inspiration

LA Eyeworks by Neil M Denari Architects
Photo by Benny Chan

Denari’s Vision

Axonometric of Alan Voo House
by Neil M Denari Architects

The Transformation

Before

During

After

Photo by Benny Chan