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Casa EA by Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura

The below-grade kitchen/dining room opens to a sunken wood porch. Sliding glass doors and an operable awning window from Fleetwood provide natural cross ventilation for cooling. The site is located in a forested area but is “brighter and less sequestered than you’d expect,” says David, thanks to the surrounding Sea Ranch commons.

Detail of the rooftop with the view of the mountain chapel facing the Mediterranean Sea; the innovative rooftop systems works as a boat waterproof system and has been created by Sika and the architect

The lakeside Washington residence was the first project Hale and the SHED team used shou sugi ban on. “We were somewhat doubtful about how different it would be from black stained cedar,” he recalls. “From the moment the shou sugi ban was installed, it was evident that the siding was very different in appearance and effect.”

Large paver patios make excellent walkways.

The spaces are connected by stairs made of railroad ties. The railings are wood painted silver, a treatment often used by Neutra for window mullions. “He did it so they would be less visible,” says Patrick.

When creative director Patrick O’Neill bought Hailey House, a Richard Neutra home built in the Hollywood Hills in 1959, the steeply sloping backyard was “untamed and nondescript,” says the native Angeleno. With the help of landscape architect John Sharp, he transformed it into a terraced outdoor living and entertaining space comprising five distinct “rooms,” including the firepit area. Patrick and his dog, Burt, stand on the home’s balcony, which overlooks the yard.

A large, curved window in the living room looks out onto the garden and echoes the archways in the central hall.

The couple maintained much of the home’s original layout and restored ceilings that had been lowered in an earlier renovation to their prior height. Designs by Julián’s father, artist Luis Fernando Benedit, decorate the interiors alongside Julián’s and Micaela’s own works.

The interiors boast a chic, contemporary feel.