SOUTH BAY DIGS | Digital Edition Online

April 30, 2021

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M A R K E T running between the beach and each home, offering extra space and an attractive buffer between one's doors and the Pacific Ocean. "The kids go out there and throw the ball," says the homeowner of the manicured play area. Speaking of play, the beachfront here is wide and flat, making it ideal to navigate with kids, and extra beckoning for a spontaneous swim or paddle out to the waves. The balance of materials in the home mirrors the way it lives: seamlessly transitioning between being stylishly suitable for entertaining and an inviting domestic place for raising children. "The floorplan is outstanding," says the homeowner, "and the functionality of the house is immense. For us it's magnified because we have five children." Case in point: the home's three levels feature indoor-outdoor living on each floor, from a leisurely al fresco bar and lounge on the Strand level, to the private ocean-view deck off the master suite on the top level. Then there's the Strand, or first level, of the residence, which hosts a plush movie theater and an airy family room where a generous pass- through window connects the outdoor bar to an interior secondary kitchen. "The kids love being down there because it's their room," says the homeowner of this floor. And while it's ostensibly a kid-friendly space, like the rest of the home, it still reads as sophisticated. "We wanted to be able to have the space grow," she says, referring to how design needs change as one's children grow up. "It was really important to us that the house was consistent in design and quality all throughout." No matter where one is, the wood and glass house high- lights the surrounding environment with retractable glass opening onto the beachfront, which includes refreshing ocean air and scenes, along with shifting perspectives that reach from Malibu to Palos Verdes. "It's a modern home," says the homeowner, "but it seems a lot warmer because we

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