Stone house with terrace overlooking the pacific ocean
 
 
Arbor with stone posts with paved walkways
 
 

“Restraint is often the touchstone of enlightened architecture. That’s clearly the case on a four-and-a-half-acre site off Highway 1 in Big Sur, overlooking Abalone Cove and the Pacific Ocean. “

—J. Michael Welton, Ocean Home Magazine

 
 
Living Room with eclectic furniture and finishes overlooking ocean
 
Stair Hall with wood paneled walls and dark bronze handrail
 
Stair hall with two story window wall and curvilinear carpeted stair
 
 
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Semi circular seating group next to a fireplace with decorative metal walls above a stone mantel
 
 
Seating group with green round coffee table and a vaulted ceiling overlooking surrounding garden through large windows
 
Large primary bathroom with a double vanity and bathtub looking onto a terrace with the ocean in the background
Two Story Stair Hall with bronze decorative elephant head and curvilinear stair
 
Second floor stair hall and gallery leading to a large terrace overlooking a garden
 
Solarium with garden views on three sides with beige furniture
 
Stone column supported wood arbor looking onto a staircase that leads up to a garden featuring a sculpture
Large linear firepit at the end of a large terrace overlooking the sea at night

 

Dusk view of the solarium with steel windows and doors
 

BIG SUR
Big Sur, CA

Invisible from the nearby Pacific Coast Highway, but open to views of ocean and landscape, this house is an exercise in restraint in its dramatic setting. Derived from both classic English country houses and modern coastal California homes, the narrow, two-story plan limits site coverage yielding space for a series of protected outdoor rooms. Inside, the house features an eclectic collection of regional art and antiques. Coffered ceilings, wood paneled walls, stone flooring and metal accents come together to create a rich interior. The site itself, much of which had been compromised prior to the owners acquiring the property, was restored with the addition of extensive native landscaping.

 


PROJECT CREDITS

GROUND STUDIO
Landscape Architect

ARTHUR DUNHAM FOR JED JOHNSON
Interior Design

STOCKER & ALLAIRE
Contractor

NICK JOHNSON
Photography

Designed by Richard Beard while
Principal at BAR Architects.

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