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Windows that frame magnificent trees, extended canopy-like, cantilevered eaves, and fully pocketing glass exterior walls trained on wooded surrounds – this home lets you feel like you're in the great outdoors

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The pool features a Heath Ceramics tile border
This exterior vantage point highlights the view through
Taking inspiration from the surrounding Eucalyptus trees, the
Landscape designer, Case Fleher, introduced lush plantings that
A sunken living room off of the open
Using reclaimed Eucalyptus from felled trees on the
The home office offers direct access to the
Conner + Perry carved the library/media room out
Interior designers Olivia Williams and Matt Merrell brought
A sunken living room off of the open
In the home’s generous entryway, glass and steel
Upstairs, the continuous ribbon of sliding windows (left)

Designed by Conner + Perry Architects

From the architects:

Nestled into Santa Monica Canyon, this residence seamlessly fits into its wooded locale while serving as a backdrop for a world-class art collection.

Organic architecture experts Kristopher Conner and James Perry of Conner + Perry Architects were commissioned by a deeply rooted Los Angeles couple to design a home that seamlessly fits their family and lifestyle. The home was also to showcase a world-class art collection and effortlessly blend into a beloved section of Santa Monica Canyon. 

Taking cues from the property’s surrounding Oak and Eucalyptus trees, the firm designed a residence that allows for reflection, openness, and serenity.

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Using reclaimed Eucalyptus from felled trees on the

Key design features include windows that frame the magnificent trees, extended canopy-like, cantilevered eaves, and fully pocketing glass 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. 

The pool features a Heath Ceramics tile border

Given their love for the neighbourhood and its majestic trees, the owners sought to repurpose the felled Eucalyptus wood found on the property into outdoor furniture and key elements within the house, including the grand entry doors.

In keeping, exterior materials for the new home were selected for their organic nature, ability to age in place, and compatibility with the climate, such as charred wood siding (Shou Sugi Ban), copper, exposed steel, and concrete.

Interior materials were chosen to reflect the nature outside, including a mix of massangis grey limestone and French oak for the flooring, weathered brass, blackened steel elements, and a variety of marbles and tiles, including art tiles by Lubna Chowdhary.

In the home’s generous entryway, glass and steel

For the owners, who both grew up in the neighbourhood, the chance to collaborate on the design process and build a space for their impressive art collection was a dream.

For Conner + Perry, the home represents exactly what the owners were seeking — a quintessential California indoor/outdoor experience where everything feels open and unified. 

“Each of them has described the house as having a magical or mystical quality, allowing light in at the right moments, as well as the shadows of the trees, and a calming mirroring effect,” says principal, Kristopher Conner.

The home office offers direct access to the
The home office offers direct access to the atrium garden, connecting to the library/media room beyond. Custom, built-in rift oak and blackened steel casework showcases the husband's extensive vinyl music collection, high performance audio equipment, and a variety of personal affects, objects, and art.

Credit list

Builder
RAM Development and Construction Company; Dick Minium Construction
Interior designers
Olivia Williams, Olivia Williams Interior Design and Matthew Merrell, Merrell Design
Landscape architect
Landscape Workspace

Story by: Trendsideas

Photography by: Taiyo Watanabe

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