kitchen lounge

Wooden carved out a cozy sitting area by the back window. The walls are painted with Farrow + Ball's Great White. The chime on the wall is from The Tienda at Hotel San Cristobal in Baja California. The backsplash features glazed Moroccan zellige tiles from Cle.

In the main living spaces, Montgomery exposed the Douglas fir LVLs, which are structural support beams that span the entire ceiling and don’t necessitate support columns.

Blue Dot stools sit at the custom table. The sofa is from Joybird. Kitchen lighting was sourced from 143 Lighting.

The furniture throughout the summer home is custom made to perfectly fit the compact interior. “Because the space is so small, you have to think of it as like a sailing boat and it has to be as smart as possible,” says architect Line Solgaard. “If we bought furniture it would be too big or take focus away from the architecture. The furniture we designed is integrated into the building.”

The lower sunroom off the kitchen can be used during San Francisco's rainier days, and be opened on sunnier ones. The owners decided to add the disappearing doors during the pandemic, so they could still entertain safely.

The walls and the ceilings of the cabins are dressed with poplar plywood and the flooring is made from locally sourced ash.

LaFayette Studio, which helped with the interiors, selected a Holly Hunt fabric for built-in sofas, which are complemented by a rug from Rush House, a sconce by Brendan Ravenhill Studio, and a Swift ceiling light from Cedar & Moss.

The Barcelona daybed is by Mies van der Rohe and the Reve bed is by Niels Bendtsen.

Artwork by Adam Feibelman, a friend of the owners, adorns one wall, joined by the Roger Stool from Sika-Design, through the Danish Design Store. The coffee table was made from a stone remnant from the kitchen.

The red rock of the fireplace façade became smooth drywall with an elongated concrete hearth. “We fireproofed it with a layer of fireproofing between the actual fire insert and the outside walls,” notes Mattingly of the application. The rug is the Savannah from Armadillo, topped with a Cierre Aida Sectional from KCC, and a Little Petra Lounge Chair by &Tradition. The lighting is Noguchi, and casts a soft glow at night.

The bedroom features a large picture window and built-in shelving and seating.

Expansive windows and built-in seating blur the line between the interior and the landscape.

“We did a lot of things for us that some clients are hesitant to do, like shou sugi ban. Our idea is that the house and materials will weather over time. They will change, but that’s part of the beauty of it,” says Maria. Here, the double wall lamps are by DCW Editions. Real Good Chairs in copper line by Blu Dot surround the wooden table by Ethnicraft.

The Color Box cabinet on the wall became part of the catalyst for Henrybuilt's Primary Objects system. The table was a new product made specifically for the Ridge House and the flooring, which Henrybuilt normally doesn't not do, was another customized feature. "We wanted a tone we couldn't get elsewhere,

A daybed next to the fireplace is the closest thing to a place to sleep.

Boyer relocated the laundry room and installed this cozy seating nook for the family in the old space. Occupants can interact with people in the kitchen, or appreciate the views into the front yard and mature trees.

The Loring House is currently owned by Cassandra Grey, founder of the beauty brand Violet Grey.