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Front Door Screen

May 21, 2024 | Preservation Projects

Front Door Screen

Liljestrand board member Brian Lam recently rebuilt the entry koshi-do. The original latticed redwood, glued and nailed together, was falling apart. Brian used hinoki wood, power tools to rough out the joinery, followed by hand-tool finishing. While Brian worked on the wood, John Reyno of Hawaii Modern and architect Craig Steely installed the new brass screen. They were able to salvage and reuse the original redwood frame. The finished screen is stunning! Thank you Brian! And thank you John and Craig for the expert assist! 

 

 

So incredibly refreshing to see a residence unmolested by unsympathetic ownership. The personal touches, stories and tales from the last 67 years provide an amazing tapestry from which we can appreciate this architectural masterpiece. May the preservation of this house inspire not only its’ preservation but also that of other modernist examples in Hawai`i. Thank you.

— Carl Jones, Melbourne, Australia

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The Liljestrand House is listed on the Hawai‘i State and the United States National Register of Historic Places.
   

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