Acquisition of an adjacent lot allows for lush landscaping that includes lemon, apricot, and plum trees; artichoke, fava-bean, and tomato plants; and a custom cedar picket fence.
When we last encountered Frank Clementi and Julie Smith-Clementi, they had updated their 1920’s Venice bungalow and added a second floor, doubling its size to 1,200 square feet. Their daughter Emilia was 2; she’s now 16. Their second daughter, Nina, is 10, and the architects, co-principals at Rios Clementi Hale Studios, have expanded anew. Photography by Undine Pröhl. +view resources+read article