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It was the surf and the artsy vibe that attracted Eric Grunbaum to Venice Beach, California, 18 years ago. An avid surfer and creative director for an advertising agency, he thrives on lively environs. So it’s no surprise that he turned to the Los Angeles–based architect Barbara Bestor to design a house for him near the Pacific. Bestor, the chair of graduate studies at Woodbury University School of Architecture, has a formidable reputation in Southern California for her bohemian modernism, and for Grunbaum, she created a 2,000–square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bath home that harbors a traditional sensibility with a contemporary heart. From the deck off the master bedroom, Grunbaum looks across his front yard. Bestor designed the second story to float over the ground “like a cloud.” Grunbaum guides us on a tour of his modern surf shack.
It was the surf and the artsy vibe that attracted Eric Grunbaum to Venice Beach, California, 18 years ago. An avid surfer and creative director for an advertising agency, he thrives on lively environs. So it’s no surprise that he turned to the Los Angeles–based architect Barbara Bestor to design a house for him near the Pacific. Bestor, the chair of graduate studies at Woodbury University School of Architecture, has a formidable reputation in Southern California for her bohemian modernism, and for Grunbaum, she created a 2,000–square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bath home that harbors a traditional sensibility with a contemporary heart. From the deck off the master bedroom, Grunbaum looks across his front yard. Bestor designed the second story to float over the ground “like a cloud.” Grunbaum guides us on a tour of his modern surf shack.
A garage door between the dining room to deck opens up views to the outside and creates an indoor-outdoor living and dining space. “Our weather is so random here in Boulder that you can set the table for dinner, and if it’s nice, roll the table out onto the patio,” Moore says. “If the weather gets bad mid-meal, you can just roll the table back inside.” Photo courtesy of Mike Moore/Tres Birds Workshop
A garage door between the dining room to deck opens up views to the outside and creates an indoor-outdoor living and dining space. “Our weather is so random here in Boulder that you can set the table for dinner, and if it’s nice, roll the table out onto the patio,” Moore says. “If the weather gets bad mid-meal, you can just roll the table back inside.” Photo courtesy of Mike Moore/Tres Birds Workshop