
Case Study: Hollywood Hills Residence
When Patrushkha Mierzwa renovated her 1909 Mt. Washington bathroom, she paid homage to her home’s Frank Lloyd Wright prairie-style influences. Mierzwa had already remodeled most of the house and gardens with this in mind. Wright’s beliefs are practically sacred: Employ solid construction and craftsmanship; use strong horizontal lines and overhanging eaves; apply natural materials from the area; and add interesting geometric designs.
A purveyor of open-space planning, Wright dispensed with the claustrophobic Victorian rooms of his day. Instead, he believed in creating a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces. He achieved this with cantilevered porches and large windows that brought in daylight and ventilation.
Meirzwa knew how to honor Wright: She installed a NanaWall system in her bathroom.
The renovation wasn’t as simple as removing a fixed window. “Our historic home had a screened-in porch that ran along the back of the second story,” Meirzwa states. “It had a nice view, but because it was behind the stucco back wall of our small bathroom, we only used it for storage. Without changing the exterior of the house, I used NanaWall operable glass walls to fit the existing screen openings and extended the master bath to the new windows.”