What can you build on L.A.'s steep, narrow lots? How about this surprisingly roomy home

Key Facts

• (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Storey and Holmes bought the 2,900-square-foot lot in 2017 for $92,000 and started to plan their home.
• Working within the constraints of a narrow lot was familiar to Storey, who had previously built his own home in Echo Park, a compact but elegant structure whose 960 square feet exceeded the 780-foot-lot it was built on.
• Storey and Holmes wanted to take the best parts of Eel’s Nest and the lessons learned from living in that space for more than a decade and apply them to this new project, which they called the Box.
• (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) With a workshop sitting between the ground-floor garage and the two main stories of the house, Storey and Holmes were able to construct all of the cabinetry, millwork and even features like their stair treads on-site.

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