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December 10, 2021

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38 DIGS.NET | 12.10.2021 R E S T O R E D | E Y R C B L U E S A I L of the site's most stunning asset: its incredible view of the Pacific Ocean. The interior was dark with small windows that completely ignored the setting. Instead of tearing it down, Yanai's vision focused on reimagining the home. "I think that's what drew the client to us," he says. "We didn't add a single square foot," he notes of the 3,000 square foot space. Instead the team focused on gutting the interior and directing its focus towards that magnificent panorama. "The house was really not difficult to layout," he says, "It was a process of simplifying and editing and reorienting it." Interior walls were torn down. Rooms were reorganized. A rabbit warren of tiny spaces that contained the living room, dining room, study and kitchen was opened up and combined in one large, welcom- ing great room. A 9' 6" high by 40' wide piece was cut out of the home's rear wall and inset with Nu Vista's motorized sliding glass doors. Open, they completely pocket away, leading out to the pool and framing a magnificent uninterrupted view of the water. A R C H I T E C T U R E + D E S I G N "We worked within the existing footprint and did a lot of editing to create what is now a three bedroom, three and one-half bath space with a soaring great room," Yanai says The home's private rooms were treated to the same thoughtful consideration as its public ones. The primary bedroom, which also enjoys that uplifting vista, is now a unified set of spaces that moves seamlessly from bedroom to bath to closet, without doors to interrupt the flow. The landscaping received a facelift courtesy of Terremoto Landscaping's David Godshall. Native and climate-appropriate plantings referenced the sandy beach environment nearby. "It creates a kind of California Zen garden," Yanai observes and positions the home as a retreat. Hidden behind a wall of board-formed concrete, a courtyard entryway shields the open interior from passersby. It's anchored by a mature olive tree whose branches play peekaboo with the view."We worked within the existing footprint and did a lot of editing to create what is now a three bedroom, three and one-half bath space with a soaring great room," Yanai says, "We just really opened up the spaces and eliminated barriers to create a simple, clean and modern setting."

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