Some homes mark a chapter. This one marked a deliberate choice — to trade a long-time family home for something smarter, and entirely suited to the next stage of life. For an energetic couple in their 60s, that meant a home designed around how they actually live, not how they used to.
The brief was clear: classic West Coast modern with mid-century details, main living all on one level, and a seamless connection between inside and out. The main floor opens directly onto a back patio and pool, with the boundary between interior and exterior kept as fluid as possible — the kind of design where you stop noticing where the house ends and the yard begins. A gym tucked at the back of the property keeps wellness close without intruding on the main living spaces.
Upstairs, guest rooms and an office sit quietly above the action — present when needed, out of the way when not.
Natural light was a priority throughout. The mountain views to the north are framed and drawn into the home, while the relationship with neighbouring properties is handled with enough care that privacy never has to be traded for outlook. The mid-century details — in the lines, the materials, the way light moves through the rooms across the day — give the home a warmth that pure modernism sometimes misses.
A home worth leaving the old one for.