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Ray Kappe House Renovation and Estate Management

Ray Kappe House Renovation and Estate Management Los Angeles, CA. A house designed by Ray Kappe. Structural renovation, then ongoing care. A Kappe house is…

Aerial view of the Ray Kappe house: timber-and-glass volumes among the trees, with the Skyspace cylinder standing in the garden
Plate I. Ray Kappe House Renovation and Estate Management

Ray Kappe House Renovation and Estate Management

Los Angeles, CA. A house designed by Ray Kappe. Structural renovation, then ongoing care.

A Kappe house is glass and timber held up by engineered beams, and when those fail the whole house is at risk. On this one I replaced the glued-laminated beams, the wood siding and the glass panels, and re-engineered and rebuilt the framing structure that carries the glass.

This is also the project that shaped how I work with owners afterward. Once a house like this is put right, I keep looking after it: checking the systems, catching leaks and dry rot early, and scheduling the other trades, so the house stays ready for its owners.

What this project involved

  • Glued-laminated beams replaced
  • Wood siding and glass panels replaced
  • Glass framing structure re-engineered and rebuilt
  • Ongoing estate management after the renovation

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Published October 2026

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Dick Minium Construction
, Los Angeles, CA
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