ARCHITECTS PROJECTS
exterior walls that open to a central courtyard to offer the
perfect balance of indoor-outdoor living. Every view in the
house was designed to captivate with either nature or art.
Initial plans by John Lautner protégé, architect Duncan
Nicholson, set the stage for Kris and James, formerly with
Nicholson’s office, to complete and enhance the project,
despite his untimely passing.
"Every view in the house was designed to
captivate with either nature or art."
The property was formerly home to a modest California
1940’s era cabin situated on a wooded lot that began as a
test station for the Forestry Service during their Eucalyptus
tree testing in the 1910-20s. It was important for the clients
to honor this history and salvage as much of the original
house as possible.
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