Description
The house is a “California Craftsman” with added features that hint of Hawaiian or Australian design. The house is entered through gracefully arched mahogany and walnut gates to a 1700 square foot private courtyard of large slate flagstones. The dominant feature is a custom stone-faced tile spa lined with gleaming glass tile mosaics. Lush landscaping completes the patio to create a tropical garden setting. The house has an Old World charm, with accents of smooth stucco, old-growth cedar shingles, shaped beams and covered porches. The house feels like a mountain cabin – on the coast.
House features:
- “Loewen” windows and doors with fir interiors and aluminum clad, “top-of-the-line” exteriors
- Concrete countertops with abalone inlays
- Oil-rubbed bronze plumbing fixtures
- Tumbled marble bathroom tile
- Open-beam ceilings accented by authentic barn-wood ceilings
- “Hand-hewn” wooden ceiling trusses with heavy-duty hardware
- Venetian plastered ceilings
- Hand-scraped hickory floors
- African mahogany floors and ceilings
- Distressed and wire-brushed window trims and baseboard
- Cable lighting
- Custom cabinetry
Architect
Pults and Associates (Kim Hatch)
Home Value – 2.8 million
Construction Challenges
- Overcoming design issues throughout the building process
- Determining optimal placement for views, solar exposure and wind deflection
- Getting County approvals
- Maximizing functional exterior spaces
Solutions
- Architects, engineers and designers met monthly in collaboration with MCD.
- House plans were rotated to maximize orientation and location of main windows to ensure the best ocean views
- Persistence on the part of the design team and city officials
- Grading to create usable exterior spaces