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This procession begins with entrance to
the home, its ornate 9-foot-high front door
the gateway to the radiant foyer highlighting
a soaring exposed beam ceiling, concrete
floors, full-height windows and a custom
steel staircase. From here the home forms a
hospitable social core, including the family
room, formal living room, and kitchen with
pantry, plus a modifiable bedroom/office.
The dining room is especially dazzling with
a unique structural beam ceiling and full-
length glass garage door that, when raised,
invites fresh air to flow through with a
burbling water fountain beyond. A glass
wall system, representing what Linda Elle
calls the "functional pièce de résistance of
living," transforms the main living space
into a spacious outdoor room, replete with
California beach breezes and sunshine. "We
joke about needing paperweights when we
open the doors or windows," she says. "It's
not really that strong, but it is the unantic-
ipated bonus of this location." Along with
the evening breeze, "the sunsets can be
quite spectacular, and are often a moment
to pause and drink it in—along with a glass
of wine, of course."
Among the balance of the bedrooms and
ensuite baths on the second floor—including
one with 12-foot ceilings and a Juliet balcony
with French doors, and another with nearly
9-foot ceilings and a wide span of windows
with treeline views—the loft at the top of the
staircase precedes the sumptuous primary
suite with an exposed structural ceiling and
a wall of French doors that open to a gener-
ous balcony. Off the balcony is a guest suite
and cast staircase down to the lower deck.
At the opposite end of this space is an area
containing a built-in library system—ideal
for an office, library, or nursery. The primary
bath, meanwhile, is swathed in subway and
encaustic tile and features exposed structural
beams, a cast iron tub and a floor-to-ceiling
window glazed in frosted wired glass.
Both floors bathe in views of artfully
trimmed Chinese elms and eucalyptus trees
that bracket both ends of Tom's painstak-
ingly graded yard, which makes way for a
durable Ipe wood deck, natural-looking
perimeter walls and a hidden sliding gate
that opens onto Agnes, presenting an oppor-
tunity to surprise and visit with neighbors.
Because as much as 3208 Agnes stands
apart, it is very much connected to the
fabric of the neighborhood it calls home. It
is also universally praised, by architects, a
Manhattan Beach city planner, and a bicy-
clist who once enthusiastically shouted out,
"I love your house, it's my favorite!"
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