Name: Cory Buckner & Nick Roberts
Location: Malibu, California
Size: 700 square feet
Years lived in: 2 Years
Cory and Nick's place is about an hour outside of the city. After driving miles and miles up the winding streets to the summit, we finally reached their home. The expansive view, which includes the ocean on clear days, was well worth the drive. I counted just five other homes in sight and the only noise was that of birds. Their modern residence is the ultimate getaway from the hustle of the city.
The home opens up to the surrounding environment with two sliding glass doors in the living room. The generous use of large windows captures every inch of the view. Cory and Nick don't let the limited square feet restrict their entertaining of friends and having dinner parties. I can only imagine a warm summer night's activities involving dinner, dessert, and laying out looking at the stars.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Modern
Inspiration: The objective was to build a small house that would lift our spirits whenever we were home. We were interested in designing an efficient space that would be as fireproof as possible, that intruded as little as possible on the land, and made good use of renewable energy.
Favorite Element: The view of the mountains lit by morning sun and the daily sunset over the ocean.
Biggest Challenge: Meeting health dept. requirements (new septic system)
What Friends Say: "Great! Terrific! I want one!"... "This is the best little house I have ever seen."
Biggest Embarrassment: Passive solar design causes overheating in the months of October and November.
Proudest DIY: The steel canopy and the kitchen.
Biggest Indulgence: The biggest indulgence was deciding on using Rheinzinc for the exterior finish instead of stucco.
Best Advice: Build septic system first (we didn't)
Dream Source: Modernica
Resources of Note:
FURNITURE
- Eames Rocking Chair and Eames Coffee Table: Modernica
- Dining Chairs (Duma Chair): Inex, Los Angeles
APPLIANCES
- Refrigerator: Liebherr from Snyder Diamond in Santa Monica
RUGS & CARPET
- Wool Area Rug: Ikea
TILE & STONE
- Recycled Porcelain Tiles: Modern Arc.
HARDWARE
- Windows: Metal Window Corp.
- Doors by Fleetwood Doors and supplied by Anco Glass
LIGHTING
- George Nelson Saucer and Cigar Lamp: Modernica
- Led Lights from Westwood Electric in West Los Angeles
PAINT
- Dunn-Edwards Swiss Coffee for Walls
ARTWORK
- Roy Thurston
- Betty Buckner (Cory's mother)
- WPA Sculpture
- Cecil Collins Fabric Wall Hanging
OTHER
- Exterior Siding: Rheinzine
- Interior Siding: OSB Board
- Heating System: Runtal Radiators
Thanks Cory & Nick!
Images: Bethany Nauert
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WHOAAAA! I love it. Make me one!
In one simple word: GORGEOUS!
Awesome house and views, but what's up with that last century CRT monitor on the desk!
Wow - what phenomenal views! I want to go to there!
Hi design lovers!! find a very chill / minimal proposal like those in the top pics. the company has this site www.meninadesign.pt/interiores/
Keep an eye on the last 3 pics of the slide-show!
Best regards!
I love it--is that particle board? I don't think I have ever seen it used that way before. I have conflicting messages--part of me is screaming "unfinished" and the other part is saying "whoa" great idea!
Wow, incredible lines and what a view. I would love to crawl into that bed and have a nice beautiful sleep. Beautiful minimal colour palette.
Also, those walls: are they sanded down? I would be afraid of dust and splinters. I'm sure they have been resolved but just curious as to how.
One criticism: these people don't like comfort. Haha.
Stunning and perfect. Really smart to use non-combustible material in that big time fire zone..I love the materials.
the sliding glass doors in the corner of the room is such a great idea.
Nice! What the name of the light hanging over the dining room table? I forgot!
Never mind.....
Love the view from the upstairs master bedroom!
love, Love, LOVE this house tour! Stunning industrial-modern home! From the bedroom, floors, walls, furnishings and windows to the amazing view, everything about this home is spectacular!
@Cory/Nick - if you read this, can you tell us how you achieved the color of the concrete floors? Was it poured and set in that color or was an overlay applied after it was layed?
Thanks!!
Awesome views from every vantage point. The openness is indeed uplifting. Great job!
I hate being this jealous. This is a great place.
The house itself is terrific, but with views like that, who cares?! Gorgeous, all around.
Wow--thank you for sharing this! It made my day! Indeed the views are stunning, and you have enhanced them with your earthy and minimal style. I hope you smile a lot when you are here!
I agree that the location and views are fantastic and dreamy! However, I really really dislike the omb/particle board look that is cropping up in modern design. It just doesn't look good to me, also it looks like splinter-ville.
Look! It's Jane Lynch! ;)
The house: Wowwwwww!
Breathtaking...both in the design AND the view.
MASH views!!!
Beautiful. Who doesn't like Malibu? A trailer would be fun there. I also am not fond of the particle board look but can't dny the place is amazing. I would, however, like to see AP set up a separate category somehow for houses of this nature. Many of us are looking for suggestions and inspiration for dealing with small apartments - or at least living spaces in buildings with architecture we had nothing to do with. While I truly love looking at views, etc., I don't really need to see the homeowner nor do I need to see their vast outside unless they've done somethng I can learn - what I learn here is that I'd rather be in Malibu than the Westside of LA, but then I knew that.....
Too Uncomfortable and austere for my tase.
Such beauty. And apparently, despite all the chairs and benches, not a comfortable place to curl up with cup of coffee.....
I'm with Eva... Feel like I should like it but somehow it seems cold.
Great getaway relaxing house. Too much wood showing for my taste, but oh so simple and lovely.
What a cold collection of expensive things. I mean I like concrete floors too, and gray is nice... but I guess this is just too far from what I would consider unpretentious, or organically collected. It ticks all the boxes of modern design but it seems a bit colour by numbers for me.
love the openness and the views. those corner windows are just dreamy. the low dining room tables also give the room a nice feel and open the space even more.
i agree with some of the previous posts, i personally prefer a warmer minimalist style, but the owner looks happy and the space is absolutely mazing.
Wow!
This is a nice Home!
Well Done.
I love the house itself. The choices of materials are are great. And I think it's cool that they are using the views as "art" instead of covering what little wall space they have with more stuff.
I do think the decor is predictable, though, as JosieDaisy said.
truly inspiring modern minimalist home. love the mix of concrete, wood, and steel. architecturally, the design inside and outside is gorgeous. i love almost everything except the desk. i get the industrial feel of it but i would rather sit at an eames work desk everyday.
BEAUTIFUL. And as everyone is saying...I want one! :)
supercool and great views but I get sympathy spinters just looking at the particle board