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| Long before he went to architecture school,
Andy Neumann was a champion surfer. So it’s no wonder
he refers to his 800-square-foot, solar powered retreat as “the
surf shack.” The strongly geometric cube-shaped cabin,
located 2 miles up a canyon in California’s Central Coast,
packs a lot of design ideas – from storage walls to a
hearth desk – into a compact space overlooking a creek
in rolling, oak-studded ranchland. Read
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| While some former Angelenos who build in
Montecito opt for the McMansion look, Jack and Sheri Overall
decided to take an entirely different tack. Rather than construct
a towering, palatial edifice perched atop the foothills, the
environmentally conscious couple chose to create a single-story
home that disappears into the hillside when viewed from a distance.
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| A couple with three small children asked
architect Andy Neumann and designer Peter Carlson to give them
an oceanfront house that was "practical, Japanese, and
beachy," using natural materials to achieve a feeling of
warmth and comfort. To shield the house from its neighbors,
Neumann pushed solid walls to the edge of the lot and used a
sinuous gallery and spinal wall to separate living spaces on
one side from bedrooms on the other. Read
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| She was trained
as a stage actress and has appeared in a number of films, but
most of us are acquainted with Susan Sullivan by the way of
the small screen. For nine years (until her character's untimely
death by drowning) the actress suffered exquisitely as the virtuous
and stoic Maggie Channing on Falcon Crest. Read
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| "In a minimalist
house there's much more than meets the eye," says Andy
Neumann. "The details – in the drawings and construction
– have to be perfect. We don't get the chance to do this
very often in Santa Barbara County – most people want
a Spanish colonial or a Tuscan villa because it's easier to
sell." Read on > |
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| Somewhere between
lectures about washing our hands before we eat and differentiating
between acids and bases, we were taught that ‘reinventing
the wheel' is a bad thing. Real progress is made when a solution
found for one problem is later applied to every other similar
problem. Read on > |
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| The owners of this
each house decided to leave Los Angeles and find a tranquil,
natural setting in which to raise their two small daughters.
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| The owners of thi
s house wanted to raise their two young daughters in a low-key,
rural environment, so they moved their family from San Francisco
to the Sonoma Valley. Read on
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| In successful
architecture, the design of a house – its style –
and essence is rooted in its setting. It comes naturally from
that site, in rhythm, unforced, with power and grace.The same
can be said for surfing. From great settings come great stylists.
Their surfing evolves from the waves they ride: harmonious,
indigenous. Read on > |
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