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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.
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"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."
