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Nigel Chouri and Crick King bought a tattered ’50s beach house for $911K and introduced water-resistant features, a Spanish-style plaza, and a dreamy garden ADU.
Nigel Chouri and Crick King bought a tattered ’50s beach house for $911K and introduced water-resistant features, a Spanish-style plaza, and a dreamy garden ADU.
The couple revamped the garage without a fixed purpose in mind—it’s a space for yoga, reading a book, or simply doing nothing.
The couple revamped the garage without a fixed purpose in mind—it’s a space for yoga, reading a book, or simply doing nothing.
The former garage is nestled amidst the landscape.
The former garage is nestled amidst the landscape.
A Verner Panton Bachelor chair and an Eames molded plywood coffee table are positioned by a window overlooking the river.
A Verner Panton Bachelor chair and an Eames molded plywood coffee table are positioned by a window overlooking the river.
The sun sets over the river and on the facade of the main house, which was first built in 1955.
The sun sets over the river and on the facade of the main house, which was first built in 1955.
A bathtub is built into the deck off the bedroom, offering another moment of retreat.
A bathtub is built into the deck off the bedroom, offering another moment of retreat.
The garden pavilion’s suspended deck acts as an engawa.
The garden pavilion’s suspended deck acts as an engawa.
The garden pavilion is minimally furnished with two Nychair X seats, an Armadillo rug, and a vintage storage unit brought from Barcelona.
The garden pavilion is minimally furnished with two Nychair X seats, an Armadillo rug, and a vintage storage unit brought from Barcelona.
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The first floor is where the family spends most of the day. “The girls will be playing, and we’ll be working on projects and cooking,” Honora says. “It just all happens right here.”
The first floor is where the family spends most of the day. “The girls will be playing, and we’ll be working on projects and cooking,” Honora says. “It just all happens right here.”
Details like a plywood staircase and pine flooring lend the home extra warmth. A Splügen Bräu Flos pendant adds a touch of shine to the dining room.
Details like a plywood staircase and pine flooring lend the home extra warmth. A Splügen Bräu Flos pendant adds a touch of shine to the dining room.
A Danish Morso wood stove is a focal point of the living room, where the family's Miniature Bull Terrier Hank naps on the sofa.
A Danish Morso wood stove is a focal point of the living room, where the family's Miniature Bull Terrier Hank naps on the sofa.
A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.
A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.
An outdoor shower provides a place to wash off sand after summer trips to the beach.
An outdoor shower provides a place to wash off sand after summer trips to the beach.
The single-volume home has been designed to appear to float over the lot on its deck. Ryan upgraded the existing foundation to support its passive design. "Originally, I wanted to make the whole house powered with wood pellets," he says. "But I decided against shoveling pellets in the snow. I'll get weird in a little bit less of a cold climate."
The single-volume home has been designed to appear to float over the lot on its deck. Ryan upgraded the existing foundation to support its passive design. "Originally, I wanted to make the whole house powered with wood pellets," he says. "But I decided against shoveling pellets in the snow. I'll get weird in a little bit less of a cold climate."

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