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zone with unusual depth. A graveled
patio accommodates a wood-fired pizza
oven and outdoor kitchen, while raised
vegetable beds line the northern façade
like productive punctuation marks. This
isn't gentleman farming; it's a genuine
commitment to farm-to-table living, the
kind that requires daily engagement rather
than weekend hobby energy. The design
supports this lifestyle without romanticizing
it, a pragmatic backbone beneath the
aspirational surface.
Upstairs, the primary suite makes its move.
Cantilevered over the valley, the master
bedroom occupies a privileged position
in the atmospheric zone where coastal fog
meets mountain air. It's a room designed
for a specific meteorological phenomenon,
that daily performance when marine layer
meets inland heat. Additional bedrooms
open onto green roofs and a western
deck positioned to capture the region's
legendary sunsets, each space claiming
its own relationship to view and weather.
The design team faced considerable site
challenges, steep terrain doesn't forgive
sloppy planning. Yet Feldman Architecture
treats these constraints as generative
rather than limiting, using the topography's
complexity to craft a series of distinct
indoor-outdoor zones. Each terrace, each
threshold, each shift in elevation creates
Step inside, and the architecture gets out of
the way. The entry choreographs a carefully
measured reveal: forested hills to one side,
infinity pool to the other, mountain views
beyond. In the open-plan kitchen and living
room, walls of sliding glass dissolve the
boundary between conditioned and natural
air. This is familiar territory for California
modernism, but Feldman Architecture's
execution matters. Custom casework
grounds the space without fussiness,
while a bespoke lighting sculpture from
studio DRIFT, all delicate movement and
technological poetry, introduces levity to
otherwise austere material choices.
The outdoor program extends the living
