Going Coastal
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Architect Mary Ann Schicketanz created a 1,900-square-foot home in Big Sur, California, that hugs its hillside site.Photo by: Robert Canfield -
A reclaimed-wood fireplace is a defining feature in the living room.Photo by: Robert Canfield -
The structure sits lightly on a stone patio that cuts into the hillside site.Photo by: Robert Canfield -
Two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom frame expansive vistas of the Pacific Ocean.Photo by: Robert Canfield -
Native grasses, large wood timbers, and plentiful amounts of stone help maintain the sense of “living close to nature” that the Treadwells desired.Photo by: Robert Canfield -
Native grasses, such as red fescue and California oat, dot the landscape surrounding the house.Photo by: Robert Canfield
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