52 DIGS.NET
| 8.6.2021
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P R O F I L E | P E B B L E B E A C H H O M E
WAS APPREHENSIVE when approaching the Pebble
Beach design review process because of its reputa-
tion for wanting anything new to match everything old,"
remembers Jim Jennings, founder of Jim Jennings
Architecture. "Throughout the area, everything old is
predominantly in the California Spanish mission style.
But when I first met with the Architectural Design Review (ADR)
coordinator to [discuss] our design, the welcome response was:
'At last, a modern building appropriate to its location! What a
breath of fresh air.' And when the committee met weeks later,
only one member of the group required even a small amount of
convincing for the project to be approved."
Sitting atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific, in Pebble Beach,
northern California, the 6,700-square-foot, aluminum-and-stone-
clad residence features pure lines and comprises three levels
connected by a central stairwell. The subterranean floor is home
to the media room, wine storage and a guest bedroom. The
master bedroom and bath, along with two smaller bedrooms —
each with its own outdoor terrace — occupy the ground level while
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