Mexican architecture studio Productora has attached a two-storey steel unit onto the back of a bungalow in California to add more living space.

Fleischmann House is located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on a sloped lot that was previously underused.
The entire project, which measures 2370 square feet (500 square metres), included a complete remodel of a 1920s bungalow with a back-end addition and an excavated crawlspace on the front of the house.

Productora attached a steel frame onto the back of the home to create more living space, both inside and out.

"Although the existing building was an anonymous and generic tract home, we decided to maintain as much as we could its original character since we considered the typology interesting in relation to the site's context and history," said the studio.
Juxtaposition was a key aim of the design, for both construction and colour palette.
The street-facing, retro bungalow in painted a soft pink and contrasts with the contemporary, dark steel structure in the rear.

"The new grid-like structure (painted in blue) and the existing bungalow (with siding and window framing rendered in a brown-pinkish taint) establish a strong contrast," said the firm. "They juxtapose two different moments in time: each one with its own constructive logic, material and colour code."

Accessed from the street along a series of steps, the entrance opens into a large foyer with an attached master ensuite.
A central staircase ...