Stainless Chef

Tags:: Design; Architecture; Kitchen

Designer John Picard isn’t afraid of getting his hands dirty in the kitchen, or washing the sand off his feet in the bathroom. This ecological pioneer’s half-lot home is designed for maximum efficiency—and comfort.

— Sam Grawe

“It didn’t bother me to do a house with a lot of things half the size of what people think is normal,” John Picard says of his half-lot home in Manhattan Beach. The home’s steel frame offers a maximum expanse of glass. Because of the small footprint, Picard wanted every inch of the living space to be usable—which is made possible by the steel frame and a service core that runs the entire height of the building.

Photo by: Gregg Segal

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