This is a house for a cinematographer.  The house carefully frames its views. Clerestory windows catch glimpses of palm trees and bounce soft light from under the deep eaves. Long vistas were carved through the house with new elements arranged to create a deep layered depth of field. The walls of the interior were punctured with openings to allow each room to “borrow” light from its neighbor.

The addition is a two-story composition of decks, trellis elements, and sliding glass designed to modulate the intense southern light.  The cascading structural loads are expressed architecturally: the floor beams of the second story deck project out into the yard to become the roof and trellis of the first floor deck. 

The entire second floor was gutted, removing the ceiling and interior walls to create an open loft space. Instead of enclosing the master bathroom, it became part of the main room, defined by tiled surfaces on the walls. The large stone clad tub sits in the room like a throne, poised by a window to view the hills or to allow one to kick back and gaze up at the big roof overhead.