To the editor: The authors of this op-ed would do properly to speak with the individuals in command of L.A. County zoning (“Building a more beautiful L.A. in an age of ugliness,” March 11). The very design options they criticize — setbacks, pop-outs, jagged roof strains and aircraft modifications — are all among the many architectural design options from which I’m required to pick for allow approval on my newest constructing challenge.
I personally favor our present white containers over the dreary flats from a long time previous, and the authors’ solely model suggestions are for extra stone and tile on the facades. Is the market keen to pay for these upgrades? I misplaced appreciable out-of-pocket cash constructing white containers final time. So no extra design necessities, please, if we want to help, not hinder, our housing objectives.
John Nelson, Los Angeles
This author is the proprietor of building and renovation firm Inventive Residence Builders.
