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of a co-conspirator. "He had dabbled in
architectural design and enjoys painting
and sculpture, so his program suggested
he take part in the process as a design
team member, which I always encourage,
especially since our creative interests
were perfectly aligned and, as a vintage
car collector myself, we instantly spoke the
same language."
As the conversation turned to the structure
itself, a vision born of mutual interests and
aesthetic sympathies emerged: that of a
7,500-square-foot, low-slung showcase
around which all else would be arranged.
ocated on a naturally beautiful
plot of land with century-old oaks
and native grasses on the scenic
periphery of Carmel, contemporary
residence Quail's Meadow—
designed and completed by California
firm Sterling | Huddleson Architecture—is
fueled with the passion known only to a true
collector. In this case, one with a cache
of ravishing classic cars who has the dual
privilege of also owning the house where
this meticulous fleet beams from inside
a glass-walled auto gallery and, when
parked on the proud porte-cochère, makes
for a particularly swashbuckling sight.
With the client an avid car collector, "room
for a combination of 20-plus collector and
daily drivers was the first order of business,"
says architect Braden Sterling of Sterling |
Huddleson, the master hand behind the
design and, as it happens, something
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