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W O R D S : J E N N T H O R N T O N I M A G E S : C O U R T E S Y O F B E N N Y C H A N / F O T O W O R K S
Experience the pleasure of living
in paradise through this rapturous
example of Hawai'i architecture—
enjoy the view.
True to Form
he fact that this 8,000-square-
foot residence set between
cooled lava flows in Kona,
Hawai'i was completed in 2010
but looks every bit as forward today
as it likely will years from now, is a
testament to its principal architect,
Hagy Belzberg, of Santa Monica-
based firm Belzberg Architects—a
home both of and ahead of its time.
Though easy to take the home's
measurement in the honors it has
collected, including "Best of the Year
Award" from Interior Design Magazine,
more is required. This is architecture
best appreciated as a broadly thought
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