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collaborate with." e harmony of the team is
evidenced in the successful integration of the
home's modern design aspects with its classic
framework. Zajac often uses bold choices, like
the glossy, midnight black designer tile in
the master bathroom that commingles with
pale, oversized floor tiles and veiny gray stone
counters. Or in the kitchen, where a hefty
walnut island—a sculpture-like centerpiece
topped with glossy stone—complements
the room's light gray cabinetry. ere is
rustic brick along the walls and framing the
fireplace, but done in a clean antique white,
versus traditional red. "ere's always this play
on classic and traditional that's balanced by
keeping it contemporary," notes Zajac.
"From the beginning," says Buchmann, "we
were thinking about the materials. eir
natural ability and what you can touch and
feel as you experience the space." In the
great room, for instance, the home's central
gathering space, there are decorative rafter
beams, designed by the architect, and grainy,
white-oak floors that bring down-to-earth
notes to the room's soaring white ceilings and
elegant wall moulding. "I always want a home
that flows extremely well," points out Johnson.
"Which means when you're living there, it's
very easy to get anywhere you want to go, and
there's a lot of light from every direction."
Spanning five bedrooms and five-and-a-half
bathrooms, the home has a grand scale that is
warmed by a near-constant influx of natural
light—enabled by Buchmann's strategic
placement of windows, glass doors and skylights.
A nice touch on the second floor is a sunlit
catwalk that neatly separates the master suite
from the rest of the home. On the main floor, a
sliding wall of glass (Kolbe) connects the great
room to a spacious, user-friendly outdoor living
area. "It's an incredible house for entertaining
because it has this indoor-outdoor feel that takes
full advantage of Southern California weather,"
says real estate broker Carl Henkel.
On the pool deck, an orange-hued pergola
extends the indoors, providing a shaded spot
ideal for reading or dining. e rectangular
pool is neighbor to a stone-topped bar and a fire
pit lounge that's a perfect place to congregate
after dark. Atop a nearby platformed area is
a bubbly spa and a sunbathing deck, nicely
separated from other areas by its height. e
private, fresh-air living area, meanwhile, is
flanked with trees and designed to be accessed
from several points in the home. "e design of
the home was used to wrap the backyard,"
