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of both worlds if you want privacy, but also want
to open up to the street."
In true Beach Cities fashion, entertaining is
an indoor-outdoor affair served by having public
gathering spaces situated on the ground floor.
You can step through open French doors into
the elegant living room—white-on-white with
coffered ceilings and a glowing fireplace—that
flows into the spacious marble kitchen, where
a gold-edged trio of custom Paul Ferrante
mini-chandeliers hangs over an island topped
in veiny Calacatta Gold. A Sub-Zero refriger-
ator and a commercial-grade Wolf range with
6 dual-stacked burners are among the conve-
niences in this central space, anticipated as
a popular gathering space. "It's really easy to
welcome guests as they come in," points out
Gauss, "because they step right into the enter-
tainment area and kitchen."
Stroll further and one finds a sunny alcove
study nook and a French door leading to a
private side patio with built-in seating, an
outdoor TV and a gleaming barbecue area: two
thoughtful, unexpected features, among many
