incredible.

love this design, but I'm curious how the renter had a say in how it was built?

Wow, this looks amazing.

Just lovely.

Such a beautiful, rational and well-designed home - although the furnishings are a bit too minimalist for my personal taste...

"I'm curious how the renter had a say in how it was built"

Um, because the person who lives there isn't renting?

he doesn't rent. he owns. he bought the lot...then leveled the original home. all was redesigned with the hired assistance of his architect.

That pool area is amazing!!

Its a Marmol-Radziner, Gregory Ain, Neutra and schindler all rolled into one. Beautiful.

Ooooh, the bathroom... amazing.

Great place. I especially love how it opens up to the exterior. Small correction - Benjamin Moore offers the paint color Decorators White (not Glidden).

wow.

simply amazing. beautiful display of clean modern sensibility. i'm sure renovations/furnishings cost a pretty penny but it certainly shows. very tastefully done.

Amazing!, but where is the third bedroom?

LOVE IT!

"...where is the third bedroom?"

Its being used as an office.

I could live here. Amazing!

Wow, love it!

Glass ceiling in the half bath..? Way cool use of clerestory windows to bring light into the kitchen from the front of the house.

this is my dream home!!!! beautiful, light, clean!!! Big-time home Envy!!!

hey chris stellar place on all counts. seriously...
you might be interested in this german artist living in toronto, canada. he does custom pieces also. i know a great deal of people who are buying him up. particularly people who have the german minimal aesthetic such as yourself.
check him out here
http://www.florianholzinger.com/news.html

Wowzer!

The quintessential California residence.

Love it! So beautifully photographed too.

love the openness of the design and the white interior...the art collection is fabulous...
maureen

want!

Chris,
I was getting ready to bypass this tour because I'm not generally into contemporary minimalist, but I'm so glad I didn't. This place is super haute!
I love:
The glass
The light
The tile in your master bath
Your artwork
The view to the pool
The kitchen (love those cabinets--made me a little nostalgic)
That sofa in the living room

Great job Chris. BTW I know everyone cleans up for a house tour, but something tells me that you are naturally a super clean boy :)

I'd live there.
Can I live there?

i'll never be able to afford this. (and i dont like the idea of renting it for a month just for fun) ..So it's nice having a tour - thanks!

perfection

My Dream home....WOW the pool living room area are my favorite. So in love.

White, white, and more white. Feels like a hospital. Otherwise, beautiful.

beautiful..i especially love the bathrooms and the pool aread. The artwork is wonderful too.

What a luxurious, beautiful place! Wow!

The layout is very nice in some ways but it definitely isn't a family sort of home, for all its three bedrooms. Also, I've lived in LA. The dust and insects at certain times of the year would be a definite maintenance problem.

It doesn't get any better than this! Bravo!!

Adding some color (in the right places) to the house inside is next on my list! I've been focused on getting the house furnished first. Thanks for all the great compliments :)

Love it all...the kitchen is especially stunning!

I love so much about this place especially the amazing CA light and all the beautiful storage. Everything has a home-clutter doesn't have a chance.

"White, white, and more white. Feels like a hospital.

So true. Everything about this place speaks of bland corporate anonymity. It's about as "bohemian" as a Halliburton shareholders meeting."
-Blandwagon

>.....Um I don't think that "Bohemian" was look he was going for. He wanted crisp, modern white, and bright.

i said i felt it was bohemian in design because the cross over of outside/inside and it just feels like it'd be great on a nice lazy afternoon :) thats all

love the airiness of this place!
if you want to see another interesting california pad, check this out:
http://lagunadirt.blogspot.com/2011/05/caris-illness.html

This is instantly one of my favorite house tours. I aspire for my space to look this clean and well lain out.

Finally a home without "vintage" furniture, or furniture that has peeling paint ( I cannot stand vintage).........This home is pretty white but omg the art on the walls pop out at you, the kitchen is wonderful as is the pool area. The glass bathroom is a little over the top but hey whatever lifts yours skirt...

One of those beautiful look-but-don't-touch spaces. In their update, the architects and designers definitely captured the indoor-outdoor ethos of mid-century, with all the windows and the openness, but they forfeited all its warmth and charm. It's a little too austere and could use a touch of color, or some curves. That master bathroom is a real stunner, though, and I would still happily live here. Or visit.

absolutely gorgeous. what a sexy bachelor pad!

i am dying to know what tile was used in the master bathroom! can you please give me the name/manufacturer??

also, i realize that everyone has their own style and not all people aspire to live in a home like this, but why do they feel that everyone else is entitled to that opinion? The owner is sharing the fruits of their (very personal) labor.

I can NOT stand it when people take the time to write something negative, instead of just moving on to something else!

Kudos, Chris! let me know if you ever want to visit Scottsdale help me with my own home... :)

Superlatives! What is your flooring material? It looks something like Adura. It appears that it extends outside onto your patio. Also, what is your ceiling height - ~9 ft? I love higher ceilings but vaulted ceilings not at all. The only thing that would make this (more) perfect would be radiant heat and pvc solar somehow hidden on that perfect roof. The furniture, too, is perfect in that space. Did I say it is all perfect :-).

How does a house this big get into a site dedicated to small spaces? It teaches nothing.

absoluely love this house! I have a question about the roller shades (I think that's what they are).
Who makes them? I like the boxes hiding them...would love to know where to order these. thanks.

The light in this house is lovely. The pool, fantastic! The design is very tasteful.

Overall, however, it just feels very cold. Not homey at all.

Love it, love it especially since I always thought I'd love to in a "Renovators Delight". Now I think I'm converted!

The tall vertical windows are on my 'wishlist' as opposed to the drab square ones in an older-style home we have now. Especially since it maximises the views from almost every window, sigh. Btw that is my dream bathroom, with a view to the beach. This kind of home is perfect for an art collector too, great wall space. Like you said "Take your time" because once you find the pieces you love, you just can't stop looking at them. Good luck.

What flooring did you use please?

Really neat, and it looks huge! I would love to use his shower, wonder how many faucets there are in there. Personally all the windows would freak me out (someone could be watching me!) but overall lovely home. :)

Sigh - I love this. I love the indoor-outdoor seamlessness. If it were my house, I would bring in a few indoor plants in to take care of what some might consider a lack of color. Love the art and baths too. Although not affordable to all, it is nice to see some custom furniture pieces that are different than many of the reoccurring pieces on AT. A refreshing tour.

I don't know where to land on this one...on the one hand it's clean, simple and classic which is very much my style but it's lacking something. Some personality maybe? Feels like a staged open house but that's just me. Anyway, it's still a very gorgeous home and I would love to have one like it (maybe with a little more color). Architecturally, it's amazing though! Guess I'm speaking more about the interior decor.

love to be invited to a party there. may never want to leave.

"How does a house this big get into a site dedicated to small spaces? It teaches nothing."
goddessphx

2400 square feet is actually average or on the smaller side for a "real house" versus an apt or loft. I think there is a specific appeal to this home that many people (obviously admire) and can appreciate and learn from.

Love the house, artwork, furniture. Stunning.
Can you tell where is the vanity from? The lights over the Vanity is one tube?
Thanks.

Chris,
My husband and I love your place. We are European and love the architecture and large windows in your house. I would like to know if your builder has any connections in the State of Utah?
The pool, the openness. I just came home and needed to look at your house tour again. I hope it prints out well as I need to show it as an example of what we want to achieve.
Wonderful.

i'm drooling... love the big windows!! perfect for the weather!

Perfect. Maybe a teeny tiny bit too perfect. But perfect nevertheless.

When I can move in?

No I'm not joking, seriously, WHEN CAN I MOVE IN?

Its simply gorgeous and way above my price range (I can see not a west elm or ikea to be found on your sources list). Besides all the beautiful materials and furniture, I love how well thought out the storage is, particularly in the office and the bedroom closet. I can believe someone lives in that perfect pad, because everything has a place to be put away.

Add my dog, cat, some plants and flowers and just a few pieces of pottery I like and I'd be very, very happy there! Lovely place. It's clean, minimal, expansive with such good flow and light. It makes me want to redecorate and paint everything white.

OMG so beautiful and inspiring.

Thanks especially for the floor plan, always feel like i need the plans to understand the flow of a house.

quite nice. quite... while i'm more of a swing-a-hammer vs. write-a-check kind of nesting-space fan/voyeur, this is a covetable space by any estimation. nice use of space within the house and an amazing connection with the pool.

As the homeowner, I just want to say how much I’ve enjoyed reading all of your posts. You should know that EVERY time I walk in my front door I think about how I can add color, how can I make this room more cozy, what piece of furniture would be best for this spot, what is the right piece of art for this wall and how do I give it a more of a lived in, less austere feeling.

A little backstory for you. I sold my last home in October of 2010 fully furnished. They purchased the furniture, rugs and all art off the walls. As sellers dream….right!? More like a LOT of work. The opportunity to start from scratch seemed like a lot of fun especially since my last home was Spanish and this home was very modern. I moved into this house last Thanksgiving with my books, dishes, a mattress and my clothes. You could say I’ve been obsessed with furnishing the house over the last five months and loving every minute of it. I love architecture and I love design. Most of all I love making a place my own and when Bethany photographed the place I kept telling her what I really want to do in this spot and what I have in mind for this room.

I think everyone’s home is always a work in progress. You should know that every comment about white walls, too slick, too minimalistic are things I think about every day. I love wondering around each room thinking about what the possibilities are. Thanks to everyone for the comments! Great to hear from other people that love the spaces we live in as much as I do.

If you have any questions feel free to email me directly at chrissavoy@hotmail.com. I’d love to respond to any questions!

How can one not "learn" anything from this space? The ideas in the kitchen, for example, are suitable for any size space...i.e. super efficient. Plus, I didn't know that this site was "dedicated to small spaces". There is certainly an abundance of small spaces represented on AT, but I didn't know it was supposed to be limited to them. I would think that one can appreciate good design in all shapes and sizes. I don't live in a French chateau but it doesn't mean I can't appreciate one when I see it.

By the way, Chris, I am in love with your bathroom. I can be slightly claustrophobic in bathrooms. Wouldn't have that problem in yours. In fact, I could probably live in there.

Love the pool and floor to ceiling storage.

my favorite part of the home is the indoor outdoor lliving area with pool.. Also, can you share your white paint selection througout house as selecting white paint can be tricky..
what about sun exposure..How is your house situated?

corrections/typos: living and throughout..

The white is Benjamin Moore "Decorator's White". The front of the house faces West which means the direct sun hits the south side of the home where there are less windows. The North pool side of the house doesn't get sun directly into the house. The sun hits the pool directly however.

Answering a few other questions:

What about the shower? How many knobs? - Answer: There are no knobs. Its run off of a Kohler Digital Shower System and is programmed by user. One touch and you're in the shower at the preferred temp from the preferred shower head. All fixtures are from Kohler.

What about the floors?
Answer: Floors are 12 x 24 porcelain tiles from Emser Tile in Hollywood.

What about solar?
Answer: There is solar heat to the pool which keeps it about 10 degrees above the outdoor temperature.

A glass ceiling in the half bath?
Answer: Yep...the light comes in from the clearstory windows above and makes what would be a very dark small room into naturally lit small bath. The lighting at night up from the vanity and down from the ceiling creates a dramatic look.

Where do the vanity come from?
Answer: They were custom made from a local LA cabinet shop which was much cheaper than many of the high end pre-fab options.

Where are the roller shades from?
Answer: Jeff Simko Custom Shades jsimko1967@aol.com. Electric shades in the master and manual in guest dedroom.

oops, @bepsf looks like they changed it after I read it. Originally it said that it was rented.

I'm gaga for this, too, but this belongs right up there with the April Fool's Monticello post as NOT belonging on apartment therapy. All custom furniture? Repost on dwell and stop making me drool.

a house only an architect could love. reminds me I should rewatch the movie Playtime by Tati...

Interesting shower wand...

This is stunning. I especially like the way the pool area is cleverly incorporated into the design of the house.

This is absolutely gorgeous on so many levels. I want your floorplan!

I love this house. I am wanting to build my dream house and your home as inspired me to start looking for a vacant lot. The floorplan is so livable and the elevations in the backyard are amazing. Well done.