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Concise Plan for a Sun-Hugging Home on the California Coast

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Laidlaw Schultz Architects have created a unique home that shines a light on the good life in Southern California.

The lot is divided cleanly in two with a long white wall separating off the private sleeping and bathing and cooking area.

The kitchen is at the far end of that long white wall.

Seen at night from this angle, you can’t see the long glazed curtain wall of glass that looks out towards the pool.

The clients, who had a sophisticated appreciation for international modern architectural style, wanted a unique home for their young family.

The entrance opens directly off the street to the startling view alongside the pool.

The home’s quiet street setting in suburban Corona del Mar gives no hint of the stunning coastal views from the other side of the entrance wall.

The master bedroom is the model of serenity and peace with its expansive views over the land.

Rather than mar the peace, the television is popped up out of the floor only when needed.

A sleek and minimal bathroom continues the Southern California cool.

For entertaining at night, an understated Hollywood glamour is bequeathed to the starkly simply shapes.

Viewed from the kitchen, across the living room/dining room, the outdoor room around the pool appears like an extension of indoors.

An utterly chic pavilion-style house that is sophisticated enough for the grownups, but with all the joie de vivre of a California childhood.