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At Home in the Modern World

Stainless Chef

picard residence exterior

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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