Designed by Hawkins, the Perch by Canary 3 offers additional outdoor seating. The 22-foot-long triple slider facilitates indoor/outdoor access.
The kitchen is IKEA; the floors, like those in the bathroom, are Brazilian slate.
At a home about half an hour from Lake Tahoe, architect Jack Hawkins and interior designer Cheryl Chenault built a house that would support their clients’ unique requirements in a home that would be 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. In the kitchen, two islands, one in the shape of an L and the other a smaller rectangular island, are layered table over one portion create generous space to spread out. Norman Cherner barstools from Design Within Reach line the island in the kitchen, which is crowned by an open loft office. The faucets are from Dornbracht; the countertops are Caesarstone. Hawkins integrated a steel-clad casual eating nook, at left.
A small Eames Wire-base table provides the perfect dining space for son, Paul.
The pair’s art covers a cork wall where Eva Luna reads in a vintage Danish lounge chair.
The new interior includes a meditation room with an Isamu Noguchi lamp, flooring made of tatami mats, and a Murphy bed for visitors.
The landscape was devised by Hale along with Kate Stickley of Arterra Landscape Architects.
Located on the site of an existing home, Ridgeview House keeps a similar layout and footprint to the original.
A striated concrete wall designed by Pollen Architecture & Design contrasts with the rough limestone rock of the home’s existing stair column.
The central oak tree sprouts out of the rear deck. The atrium’s array of windows draw the eye in the tree’s direction. The wood cladding of the single-story wings provide a pleasant contrast with the central volume’s stucco finish.
Designed by renowned midcentury architect Richard Neutra in 1966, 3737 Oakfield Drive is now on the market.
The living room wing cantilevers 26 feet off the main structure.
Accessible via helicopter or a 40-minute 4x4 ride overtop clifftop farm tracks, Scrubby Bay offers a remote slice of paradise on a working coastal farm.
Vaulted ceilings and a built-in sofa turn the living room into a soothing sanctuary.
The three-level residence—the basement includes a wine cellar and media room—is joined by a petite, companion carriage house.
Although there are numerous Kebony roofs found in Europe and Asia Pacific, a university building in Kansas is the only other prominent North American example discovered by the structural engineer.
One half of the ground level comprises a fluid den, living room, dining area, and kitchen.
Timber beams lend the house a rustic-modern feel.
Natural light pours through the timber-framed loft.
Components for low-cost prefab homes designed by Habitat for Humanity and the firm Minarc for South Central Los Angeles were trucked in and assembled over three days. Photos by Art Gray.