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BNPD stands for Benjamin Nelson Pennell Design, a practice which began in 2017 with the commission of a small residence in Northern California. We provide ordinary architectural services for additions, remodels, ground-up construction, and feasibility studies. When the occasion calls for it, we involve ourselves in construction as well; physically making custom-built furniture, ornamental applique, fiberglass sculpture, and structural steelwork. Read More

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RESIDENTIAL

300 John Lemley Ln.         2025
1011 2nd st. (pt 2)         2021
Samson’s Lair               2021
1011 2nd st. (pt 1)         2020
1102 Masonic Ave            2019
210 Semple St.              2017

COMMERCIAL 

5278 College Ave.           2020
681 27th St.                2020
4750 Park Blvd.             2020
547 31st St.                2019
Port Tonic                  2019

MISCELLANEOUS 

Shinto Shed                 2020
Ex-Embryo                   2014
LA Streetlights             2020
Dragon Temple               2019
Strip Tease                 2019
Design Village              2011
Skyhouse                    2010
Sweat Lodge                 2009

THEORETICAL 

Hell High                   2019
London Spec Housing         2018
St Patrick’s Cathedral      2018

TEXTS / ARCHIVED WORK SAMPLES

WORK SAMPLE (CURRENT)       2025
“DRAWING ON ARCHITECTURE”   2019
WORK SAMPLE (ARCHIVE)       2017

LECTURES / VIDEOS 

Slanted Commune             2024
Territorial Conquest        2023
Strip Tease                 2015
Ex-Embryo                   2014

WEB ARCHIVE                 2024







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PROGRAM:     LIVING / KIT. REMODEL 
CLIENT:      SPEC FLIP   
DATE:        MAY 2021      

STATUS:      BUILT  
BUDGET:      $6,000.00 The project timeline was at first non-existent, so we began with many over-the-top design iterations - most of which became only speculations. We roughly imagined three years worth of work, but remained for only one. Ideas, therefore, were radically shrunken or deleted altogether.

We began firstly with the main floor and kitchen, thinking we could delete one of the upper bedrooms and create a sculptural skylight-ceiling (plans and renderings below). We next looked at many organic-psuedo-parametricized versions of the main elevation (drawing below).

When it came time to build, however, we decided the most economically sensible thing was to add usable square footage.

We lightly renovated the existing kitchen, living, and laundry rooms, but then converted an unfinished basement into an autonomous apartment unit. Lastly we converted an unfinished attic story into a master bed + bath suite.








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