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Modern, Open-Plan California Houses by Architect Ray Kappe

SCI-Arc founder Ray Kappe is among the O.G. architects of the open-plan home. We've pulled a few favorites from our pages worth a second look.

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Ray Kappe relaxes in the central living space, which offers views onto other shared family zones. Behind him is a view down into his office. Half a level up, Shelly Kappe stands at the entrance to the upper family room.
Ray Kappe relaxes in the central living space, which offers views onto other shared family zones. Behind him is a view down into his office. Half a level up, Shelly Kappe stands at the entrance to the upper family room.
The glass-walled facade faces the Strand.
The glass-walled facade faces the Strand.
Kappe sits on a sofa in the media room, which continues the semicircular curve. “The form came from the [original] client’s preference,” he notes. The rattan ottoman (found in Palm Springs) is by Franco Albini, and the carpet is from Malibu Rugs.
Kappe sits on a sofa in the media room, which continues the semicircular curve. “The form came from the [original] client’s preference,” he notes. The rattan ottoman (found in Palm Springs) is by Franco Albini, and the carpet is from Malibu Rugs.
Kappe's Strimling house in the Los Angeles Valley, which preceded his own home and, he says, which informed some of the design schemes.
Kappe's Strimling house in the Los Angeles Valley, which preceded his own home and, he says, which informed some of the design schemes.
The Strimling House includes a second, open living room with bedrooms downstairs. The restoration and interior design was done by Sarah Rosenhaus. The house was on the Dwell Canyons and Valley Home Tour in 2013.
The Strimling House includes a second, open living room with bedrooms downstairs. The restoration and interior design was done by Sarah Rosenhaus. The house was on the Dwell Canyons and Valley Home Tour in 2013.
The lower living space on the ground floor of a Los Angeles, California, home features an EcoSmart fireplace fueled by denatured alcohol. Read the full article here.
The lower living space on the ground floor of a Los Angeles, California, home features an EcoSmart fireplace fueled by denatured alcohol. Read the full article here.