An Architect Couple Open Up a Hilltop Home to Commanding Views
The midcentury Berkeley aerie celebrates its mercurial surroundings and casts an eye to the future.
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Cecily Young and John Ruble were thinking about a second home. The architect couple were keen to collaborate again, having designed their sprawling, palm-tree-shaded house near Culver City, California, in the early aughts. This time they wanted to build a more compact, low-maintenance getaway where they might eventually retire. Cecily, 62, and John, 72, started by scouting locations close to home.
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Deborah Bishop
Based in San Francisco, Deborah Bishop has written for Dwell almost since the first issue hit the newsstands.
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