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As form takes center stage on the home's center floor, one
almost looks past the high performance quotient in this home.
"It is a very thoughtfully designed house in terms of how one
lives and provides beauty and comfort with its functionality,"
says Terrill, noting the meticulous cabinetry and storage in
the hallway, for example. Any home fit for a family must have
plenty of storage, she adds, and this one does. •e union of
utility and aesthetics throughout the residence is both to its
credit and an advantage over properties with lesser balance.
Downstairs the home exploits its more playful side, with a
wine room, media room and game room offering a diversion for
every member of the family and, inevitably with such a set-up,
their guests. "•is is a house for entertaining," says Terrill,
who shares that while currently being used as an office, there
also is a fourth bedroom on this floor and, for convenience, a
three-car garage and a three-stop elevator to ferry one to the
top floor—a feature at its most thoughtful when hands are full
of groceries or dry cleaning.
With a dynamite view across the entire upper floor, the "top"
does not disappoint. Nor is it anything less than a pinnacle. •e
formal living room, which has a fireplace, and formal dining
room are here, as well as the more casual breakfast room, which
Terrill suggests is the ideal setting for indulging a morning
coffee in view of the ever-present panorama. Adjacent to the
breakfast room, the kitchen presents as pristine, with gleaming
Caesarstone countertops and first-class fittings. •is floor, like
the one below it, also opens to a deck where one can lounge
in the sun. If warming by firelight is preferred, a cozy outdoor
alcove with seating and a fire pit suffices quite nicely.
•e home is beautifully finished throughout. A decorative
element replicates waves. Floors are rich walnut. La Cantina
doors blur the lines between indoors and out, adding to the
sense of expansion one experiences inside the home, which
breathes as easy as it flows from floor to floor. If eyeing the
home at street level, one is awed by the architecture, which is
subtly but beautifully framed by a low-maintenance landscape
designed for SoCal climes. "•e home has a sophisticated vibe
to it," Terrill says. "It's open, and welcoming, and just a wonder-
ful place to entertain." It is also an attraction, particularly for
one who respects architecture and likes a bit of an edge. "It's
not cookie cutter at all," she adds.
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF PAUL JONASONPHOTOGRAPHY
