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| 1.28.2022
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With the idea of a getaway firmly in mind, he looked to a
frequent muse for inspiration: the world of resorts, their aura of
calm provided by their clusters of solitary buildings. "I wanted
something that felt like a compound rather than a large, single
house," says Hefner. He decided to push the buildings out
to the far corners of the lot. Doing this not only maximized
the outdoor living space, erasing the classic front yard, but,
with its focus turned inward, it confirmed the home's feeling of
sanctuary, seclusion and privacy. "It deconstructs the idea of
a multi-story family home into a set of easy, linked wood and
stone wings," he explains.
"What everyone is first struck by is the stone," Hefner says,
pointing at the soothing arrangement of rocks that pebbles
the outside of the home "Then the way that the house takes
advantage of the view of the mountains." While neither were
part of the original concept, Hefner has long demonstrated
the agility to revise a home's design, much to the benefit of the
final result. Here, he had originally specified a wood and stucco
exterior. But, when the construction crew excavating the site
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