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or the owners of this sunny modern farmhouse,
discovering their family's new home last year was
simple, but the goal was a bit more complicated:
finding a place in Palos Verdes closer to where the
children attended school. is condition upped the
stakes for a search that did not prove insurmountable.
eir future address, in fact, was inevitable. e
Manhattan Beach homemaker recalls: "We saw
there was a new development. We were attracted and
interested." e family knew, however, that their new
digs would need to meet a few more standards.
"We had to find a house with enough bedrooms to
accommodate us," explains the mother of four small
children, who, along with her husband, was also
looking for "something open, where you walk into
a room and everything is open to us." Also: "What
was our priority? Where do we spend the most time?"
e answer was the kitchen, living room and dining
room. ey found all of this, plus the family-oriented
lifestyle of one's dreams, at e Residences, a 228-
acre residential development at Rolling Hills Country
Club that was unveiled last year. Specifically, at one
of 83 residences created by e Chadmar Group and
designed by notable architect Robert Hidey, who
originally hails from Palos Verdes and heads RHA,
an Irvine-based firm that designs award-winning
homes and developments. Simply put, life at this
community is charmed.
Drive through the gates and one is struck by the
peaceful atmosphere and blossom of natural beauty.
Open spaces abound, and there's an all-encompassing
panorama: mountains and valleys are swept up in
views that include the Los Angeles skyline as well as
the well-tamed greenscape of the community's 18-
hole course, designed by famed golf architect David
McLay Kidd to look as though it's been sculpted into
the natural landscape. "During the daytime we have
the green and the sun and a lot of cheeriness," says the
homeowner of the views. "In the evening we have the
lights and it's absolutely gorgeous. Very peaceful, too."
e good feelings continue inside the home. From
a gallery of six floor plans, this particular family
chose the Modern Farmhouse—five bedrooms and
approximately 5,200 square feet. "Home is where you
need to put your feet up and feel comfortable, and
feel like your own self," the homeowner describes.
"It should be inviting and welcoming to you and your
family." is, she adds, is precisely what her home
provides. at, and much more.
