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“From anywhere in the house, you have a sense of the outdoors,” says Melonie, “and yet it’s very private.” Ikegami agrees. “The building was really about the landscape—it can dissolve into the background,” he says. In the master bedroom, Japanese Tansu chests from the couple’s previous home flank a Duxiana bed. The full-height windows and swing door are from Western Window Systems.

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort is organizing an exhibition called La Manufacture: A Labour of Love, looking at new ways of making objects that blend handcraft and technology.

The backyard pool offers an inviting spot to relax beneath palm trees and views of the surrounding San Jacinto Mountains.