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5.1.2020 | DIGS.NET 51 M A R K E T limestone offer an elegant welcome. It's a smart atmosphere that's heightened by structural steel and a floating staircase populated by hearty wood planks. "Natural materials," Singer points out. "That's where all my intention is, on nature and getting colors from the site." Stones, trees and other natural phenomena, says the designer, are key to informing a home's color palette and surfaces. "The designer and the builder [Michael Perryman] did a great job of integrating materials with wood and stone to make it warmer," Ezra says of the home. "It's very inviting." One climbs to the uppermost floor and is greeted by a show-stopping panorama of sun-glinted ocean and endless sky exposed by endless glass walls. The glass retracts fully and extends from mellow oak floors all the way to raised ceilings outfitted in planks of Alaskan cedar, which extend to the exte- rior and were chosen for their durable beauty. "When you walk upstairs you have that wow factor," remarks Ezra. "You see the ocean and you see the open floor plan." Exposed steel beams and an industrial-styled skylight—which spans the entire ceil- ing and brings additional, diffused sunlight into the home—add sophisticated texture to the clean-cut space, which is beautiful by virtue of the designer's embrace of ungilded simplicity and the local climate. "If someone wants to live with their doors open all the time, they can," says Singer. This is also the home's main living space, and includes a fireplaced living room, along with a free-flowing dining area and a kitchen sporting a sleek mashup of custom cabinetry and gleaming appliances, including Gaggenau ovens, a duo of Bosch dishwashers and a strapping Sub-Zero refrigerator. A nearby balcony is ideal for al fresco lounging, and further opens the space to beach air and light, while features like aqua-tinted glass and French window coverings, which are controlled by a motorized twin shade system, give one instant discretion and the ability to temper natural light. "It's almost a glass house," says Ezra of the design. "You can see everything. And if you want privacy, you have electronic shades." The home's footprint is modest, but its efficient design allows for flexible living spaces spread over its three floors. The middle level is where one finds the master bedroom, a place where one can lounge in bed while warmed by a sleek fireplace and uplifting ocean views. Steps away, shrouded by glass, is a bathroom with dual sinks and an oval soaking tub, perched on a stone pedestal and neatly adjacent to the walk-in shower. There's another sunny bedroom, also with ocean views, on the same floor, along with a bathroom that's neatly decked in custom, walnut woodwork. "If you need an office or a workout room," Ezra points out, "that can be sepa- rated on the lower floor." It's on this lower level where one