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Chicago-based architect Dirk Denison designed a small but sybaritic house for clients in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The cedar-clad main façade rises above street level, which increases the homeowners’ privacy and guarantees them unobstructed ocean views. (Photo: David Matheson)
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Widely spaced mahogany panels serve as screens to define the living room, where built-in seating and cabinetry are paired with Nakashima low tables. (Photo: David Matheson)![Off the meditation room, a roof deck doubles as a dining area; the built-in teak daybed has cushions and pillows of perennials outdoor fabric. (Photo: David Matheson)]()
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Off the meditation room, a roof deck doubles as a dining area; the built-in teak daybed has cushions and pillows of perennials outdoor fabric. (Photo: David Matheson)![The glass-roofed courtyard at the center of the house provides natural ventilation and passive solar heating. A Japanese ofuro soaking tub with a Vola faucet and fittings joins custom-made chaises by the architect and Brent Comber’s Buds side tables. (Photo: David Matheson)]()
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The glass-roofed courtyard at the center of the house provides natural ventilation and passive solar heating. A Japanese ofuro soaking tub with a Vola faucet and fittings joins custom-made chaises by the architect and Brent Comber’s Buds side tables. (Photo: David Matheson)![The galley-style kitchen features custom-made mahogany cabinetry and granite counters, Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawers, a Sub-Zero wine cooler, and a Just stainless-steel sink with Dornbracht fittings; the runner was handwoven in Tibet. (Photo: David Matheson)]()
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The galley-style kitchen features custom-made mahogany cabinetry and granite counters, Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawers, a Sub-Zero wine cooler, and a Just stainless-steel sink with Dornbracht fittings; the runner was handwoven in Tibet. (Photo: David Matheson)![A view of the ocean from the breakfast room. Verner Panton’s acrylic Globe light hangs above Hans Wegner CH20 elbow Chairs, and Marie Krane Bergman paintings are displayed on the wall. (Photo: David Matheson)]()
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A view of the ocean from the breakfast room. Verner Panton’s acrylic Globe light hangs above Hans Wegner CH20 elbow Chairs, and Marie Krane Bergman paintings are displayed on the wall. (Photo: David Matheson)
