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The house that survived LA’s wildfires

This month’s LA wildfires may yet prove to be the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. his...

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16.10 21 Jan 2025


The house that survived LA’s wildfires


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16.10 21 Jan 2025


This month’s LA wildfires may yet prove to be the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history... It is already the country’s most costly wildfire on record.

You’ve seen the pictures of devastated neighbourhoods reduced to ashes, with the Pacific Palisades no different to many other neighbourhoods in the LA area. Except for the fact that one house seemed to have survived the onrushing flames more or less unscathed…

Michael Kovac is the Founder and Design Partner at Kovac Architecture Studio and the owner of that house. He joins Seán to discuss.

Image: Reuters


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