You are here  Hollywood Renovation: Week 11  When you have a
small footprint and you need more space, sometimes the only
place to go is up. Our downstairs space is only 750 square feet
and accommodates both living and working, so space is at a
premium. We wanted to maintain our office space as a compressed
six-foot-wide zone along the 38-foot-long north wall, and add
storage space for samples, models, binders, coats, and bags.
Hanging shelving or artwork in a space with only wood and brick
walls presents a challenge, too, since we want to minimize
change to the historical structure and to retain the openness of
the space. So we decided to add a long minimal shelf along the
brick wall and a series of simple pegs on the wood wall.   In
this exclusive series for, Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch
Architecture tracks the hands-on renovation of her and her
partner's live-work space in Hollywood, California. Week 11:
Installing vertical storage.  We designed a steel shelving
system but the cost of fabrication was prohi