This corner house on John Street marries rough stone, reclaimed wood, stucco, and metal to create an upscale industrial look.
A green roof and landscaped entry path bring the outdoors inside. The glass entry leads to an open-tread steel and wood stair.
The open-plan upstairs living space is topped with a rising roofline that sits lightly on clerestory glass to let in light and air.
Contractor: Wilson Construction
Featured in South Bay Home’s Fall 2012 issue, this modernized Cape Cod encompasses the best of both worlds. Shingles, louvers, and traditional woodwork blend seamlessly with metal pop-outs and stucco forms to provide a clear hierarchy of large spaces.
Extensive windows and sliding doors connect the interior spaces with covered patios and open yard with pool and spa. Decks on both sides of the upper floor allow views to both the active street and the private yard, while the courtyard scheme creates an open feeling for the home’s central spaces.
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Featured in Easy Reader’s December 2009 issue, corrugated Corten steel mixes with reclaimed wood volumes to create this exciting modern home. The bedroom floor sits above entry level living spaces, while lower basement with an additional family room and bedrooms leads out onto an extensive landscaped yard and pool.
Porthole entry door and open steel stair are just a couple of the modern details that make this home a showstopper.
Contractor: Wilson Construction
Featured in Luxury Life & Style in 2008, this home was designed around the intersection of two thick walls that extend through both legs of the L-shaped layout. A circulation gallery runs along the interior edge of the walls and focuses attention on the pool and backyard spaces.
A detached garage with accessory space above completes the back area of this corner lot. Wood and stucco volumes interlock to create spacious rooms. A translucent glass stairwell brings in light from the street side without sacrificing privacy.
Transom windows at the three end and corner towers make use of the available height, and a full basement below the main floor provides even more storage and guest space.
Contractor: George Apostol
Stone, metal, wood, glass, and stucco combine to create an industrial style condo block. The sloped site allows the rear unit to rise above the interlocked lower unit and capture ocean views.
Strategically placed glazing lets in light and views while providing privacy. Upper floor open-plan living spaces have glass walls allowing for specular views.
Developer: Matt Morris Development
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Wood structural members tie together the entry and upper levels of this modern inviting home. A trellised entry path leads along a stone wall that serves as both divider and patio rail.
Stucco volumes anchor the building to the site at both the front and rear, while wooden upper floor structures lighten the feel and add to the warm texture.
The upper patio trellis extends through the house over both front and rear decks to demarcate the circulation areas and highlight living spaces. Transom windows and rhythmic post layout ties the pieces together.
Developer: Bryn Stroyke
Contractor: De Priest Construction
Photography: South Bay DIGS
This half-lot house packs a lot of punch in a small footprint. Bright and open living space sits atop the stucco and wood façade, and surrounds a deck that overlooks one of the bustling streets of Manhattan Beach.
Steel garage door posts and metal railing give this house a modern edge, while interior spaces are luxurious and inviting. Clever use of space includes an office area off the stairwell.
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We renovated an old industrial concrete structure to create an inviting and warm space. Angled wood vertical posts break the monotony of the concrete block structure, while rhythmic wood horizontals both block the light and punctuate views. A railroad tie entry path provides texture and interest, while the use of basic materials such as standard size wood studs and corrugated plastic roofing gives a nod to the site’s down-to-earth nature. Exposed ceiling joists and HVAC ducting completes the look.
Contractor: Schaar Homes
This modern Spanish-style home blends an old-world feel with an up-to-date open layout. An inviting front yard with water feature steps up to a covered yet open-feel entry. A flexible main floor family room and adjoining patio area allows for multiple entertaining options.
Exposed beams delineate the open upstairs living space and bar that surround the covered outdoor living deck. A large skylight tops the island, bringing light and vibrancy into the kitchen and adjacent dining area. A small rear deck leads up to a roof deck for additional open entertaining.
Developer: Dunham Stewart
Contractor: Lombardi Custom Homes
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A curved concrete wall forms the spine of this addition to an existing barn structure. The concrete is punctuated by slot windows that allow light into the circulation gallery.
Radiating beams sit atop the heavy wall. Glass walls and transoms offset the closed feel of the concrete spine and open the entire space up to the landscape and views.
This small lot packs a big punch, as a split-level layout creates a sense of openness and height. Two master bedrooms sit beneath a curved roof inspired by the sleek lines of the automotive world.
A glass-faced garage with auto lift highlights the 4-space parking area that leads down to the entry and a dramatic 1-1/2 height living space with outdoor patio. Metal frames play off stucco volumes that are punctuated by circular openings to let in light, yet retain privacy.
This modern home plays with the balance of solid and transparent spaces. A solid form hovers above a glass box that marks the site’s lower level garden entry. Glass walls are pushed back to allow for extensive landscaping and to create an extreme indoor/outdoor feel.
A glass wall highlights the circular entry and stairwell, which is topped by a dramatic skylight. Atop the solid second floor sits an open Great Room and entertaining deck that provide an expansive feel to the main public space.
A flat-roofed glass entry volume connects two barn-style structures that enclose two levels of interior space. White siding and grey metal accents keep the look light and open.
Coffered ceilings at living and kitchen are a nod to the traditional references of the gable-roofed structures. Repetitive window and door cutouts echo building styles of the eastern seaboard, while the modern glass connector acts as a transition between the legs of the L-shaped layout.
Developer: Schaar Homes
An outdoor patio tops the street-level garage next to a planter-bounded entry stair. A wooden corner tower, metal horizontal elements, and wood posts are infilled with glass to create open yet distinct interior spaces. The master bath is topped by a sloped skylight that brings in light while retaining privacy .
Developer: Schaar Homes
This home is anchored to the ground with a stone base layer, atop which sits a stucco volume. A defined entry sequence is punctuated by a rhythmic set of columns that lead visitors along the stone wall to the front door.
A hip ceiling with exposed beams and transom windows defines the upper floor living space in this contemporary yet traditional home.
This modern home is anchored to the site with a stone-lined entry and stucco volumes. A lighter feel is added with the use of open decks, glass walls, and wood surfaces. A glass lined stairwell ties together the floors and brings in additional light.
Developer/Contractor: Triwest Development
This beach home plays with the vernacular of siding as an integral part of the beach community. Horizontal and vertical white siding alternate with stained wood siding to span the space between windows, sitting atop an anchoring stone wall. Stacked decks provide for outdoor living and open up to the view.
Developer/Contractor: Triwest Development
A steep site, views and snowpack define the parameters for this modern mountain home. Perched above the ground, the structure sits atop a solid anchor structure and 4 balancing points at its downslope end. A compass-like structural frame allows for minimal connection to the landscape and informs the shape of the curved front roof system.
Garage and foyer entries on the upper floor open to a large open-plan great room surrounding a lookout covered deck. The floor below contains a central family room and pop-out deck surrounded by bedrooms at each of the four corners. The enclosed volume at the base of the structure houses additional guest living and sleeping areas.
Contractor: Presson Construction
This family home plays with the ideas of old and new, combining shingle siding that references traditional homebuilding with volumes that encapsulate the look of a modern barn.
The home was intended to look as if it had been built over time, yet anchored in the use of natural elements. A large backyard was a must, including a pool and entertaining area that can be accessed from both levels of the home.
This home was highlighted in South Bay Magazine.
Contractor: Fritz Construction
This project fuses the modernity of steel frame and glass boxes with the old-world style of European stone buildings. The stone structure anchors the rear portion of the site, into which the modern beach-facing volumes are inserted.
Steel frames lift the living area roof off the “old” structure, flooding the room with light. Frameless modern glass boxes pull away from the supporting structure to float out from the building.
Contractor: Fritz Construction
This dramatic mountain home hugs the landscape, yet opens itself up to the spectacular views. Stone solids anchor the building to its site, and create a rhythmic play of heavy against light with the glass façades that span between them.
Designed for entertaining, this home includes living spaces on both levels of the home. Upper flat roofs are topped with spot-up sloped roofs that let in additional light and sky views deeper into the open spaces.
Decks anchor the two ends of this modern home which is built around a dramatic stone entry wall. A shaded path leads along the stone to solid entry door that opens to a cozy Beach Room set for entertaining that opens to a front patio area.
A glass-lined stairwell leads up to a bedroom level that is bookended by decks with a more enclosed rail system for privacy. The upper floor public spaces include a large kitchen and expansive great room that spill out onto two open living decks. Transom windows atop the Great Room provide an expansive feel and generous amounts of light.
This beachfront corner home delights in the textural play of hard concrete, smooth glass and warm wood. Concrete structural elements, both open and closed, provide a frame for the introduction of open-feel glazing. Transparencies are mitigated with wood screening that alternately opens to the view and protects the residents from scrutiny while retaining a sense of light and openness from the interior.
An entry courtyard provides both a transition from the street and a private outdoor space that can either be open to the sky or covered for weather and privacy. A glass gallery connects the Master Suite and rear bedrooms, retaining that mix of transparencies throughout the home.
