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The interior of Hem House by Future Firm.

Project Name: ALP 320

This Connect 4 showcases panoramic ocean views in Malibu, California. A recovery effort after the Woolsey Fires, the home was craned in and carefully positioned on the coastal site — photo is taken at the end of install day. Connect Homes built five homes for Malibu homeowners after the fires, including a Connect 10 that was the first home back online.

The home's corridor is framed by window walls that look out to the grassy hillside and a collection of boulders.

In the kitchen, a wood oven is built in. "I love the wood oven, as it makes you connect to the place and the rural culture,

The home is a near-even split of indoor and outdoor space.

The clients intend to retire to the house. They asked that rooms be constructed flexibly on a non-domestic scale. This one, with an Eames lounge and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, frames a serene mountain vista like a painting.

Phantom Screened Porch

Basement Family Room