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distinctive spaces for entertaining, dining or just spending quiet
moments watching the always changing panorama of sea, sky
and water. "It really opens up the views," Dugan says of the
home's placement. The address is also a nicely central one in
Manhattan Beach: roughly equidistant to the shops and hotspots
of Downtown, and the sidewalk cafes and boutiques of the North
End—both a 5-minute bike ride away, or a 15-minute stroll. Step
right outside the door and there's an outdoor gym and a green-
belt, or take the stairway to the sand leading to one of the Beach
Cities' go-to surf spots. It's a place to live that can render car
rides to an occasional happening.
Back indoors, an uplifting mix of grand Pacific Ocean views and
natural light are one's constant companions. This connection
to the outdoors is fed not just by copious windows and outdoor
spaces, but by a curved skylight that runs the length of the
unit, arching over the rooftop. "It draws your eyes straight to
the ocean," notes Dugan, "and brings in lots of natural light."
In the open-plan living room and kitchen—where Taylor has
ditched ceramic tiles and carpet in favor of French white oak
and designer tiles of porcelain and Italian glass—crisp ocean
scenes play against soaring ceilings and smooth planks of char-
acter-rich wood. The kitchen boasts Italian designer cabinetry
that's clean-cut and glossy; all the better for the pure white
color to contrast against a velvety black, matte quartz and the
gleaming shimmer of Thermador appliances.
Head down the hallway to the fireplaced master suite with a
private deck and a cleanly luxurious bathroom decked in Italian
tiles. Here, the home's former modest shower was replaced with
a spacious ThermaSol steam shower fronted by brilliant Star-
phire glass. "It has aromatherapy, lighting and sound," Taylor
says of the feature. Or one can instead soak in the 73-inch free-
standing stone tub with curves like a welcome embrace. "It's
like a day at the spa," he remarks.
One could conceivably spend all of their time on this main floor,
which is home to main living areas and two of the condomini-
um's three bedrooms. Downstairs, with access to the checker-tile
garage, is reached by descending a floating staircase—fashioned
as sculpture in glass, with LED lighting and a solitary center
beam—past a wall of porcelain tiles, their wavy patterns mirror-
ing the white-tipped waves just outside. "The remodel was not a
vanilla remodel," Dugan says of the residence: "It's got a modern
style with a lot of really unique custom details and finishes."
"The remodel was not a vanilla remodel,"
Dugan says of the residence:
"It's got a modern style with a lot of really
unique custom details and finishes."
