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LA JOLLA HOUSE SWITCHED FROMMEDITERRANEAN TO MODERN

DESIGN REDESIGN

THE SANDIEGOUNION-TRIBUNE

SEPTEMBER 2015

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6 Coastal San Diego Homes • September 2015 THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

BYMARTINA SCHIMITSCHEK

When this couple with two young childrenfirst found their La Jolla dreamhouse, itwas about two-thirds complete.

“We fell in love with the view,” said the home-owner, who wishes to stay anonymous.But after the couple bought the property in

2008 and drew up plans to finish the home, theyrealized they would need to go backward beforethey could go forward.“It was Mediterranean, but they preferred

something more modern,” said architect BillHayer, who was hired to complete the projectwith Hill Construction Company and interiordesigner Helene Ziman.‘”The biggest challenge was to change the de-

sign,” said Ryan Hill, president of the construc-tion company.To transform the Mediterranean design into

a contemporary one, the team added a coveredwalkway and bumped out the side of the garageto add geometric lines to the façade. Mahogany

SWITCHING STYLESPARTIALLY BUILT HOME TRANSFORMED FROMMEDITERRANEAN TO MODERN

COASTAL SAN DIEGO HOMES

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EDITORIALMartina SchimitschekContributing Editor

AlmaCesenaPhoto Editor

Sophy ChaffeeLillian CoxDenise DavidsonAllison KeslerMartina SchimitschekBethWoodContributingWriters

RoseWojnarContributing Copy Editor

Eduardo ContrerasSeanM.HaffeyPhotographers

Coffered ceilings help reduce the scale of the living room, which opens to thepool deck and the coastal view. JIM BRADY • Brady Architectural Photography

EXPANDEDSPACEKitchen remodel in sync with Mid-CenturyModern home.PAGE 16

LIGHTANDBRIGHTCoronado condo styled for comfort of familyand friends.PAGE 26

SIMILARSTYLEFront yardmakeover designed tomatch lookof backyard.PAGE 30

WATERTIGHTRancho Santa Fe homeownersmake drasticcuts in consumption.PAGE 34

HEATINGUPExpert shares latest trends in fireplaces.PAGE 37

CLASSESANDTOURSAmonth of resources and events for thehomeowner.PAGE 38

ONTHECOVERJimBrady • BradyArchitectural Photography

ADVERTISINGBrandon CrittendenProduct Manager(619) 293-1504

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Correction: A story onMaria and Dale Disharoons’s landscapingthat ran inAugust erroneously reported the name of the land-scaping company.The name of Juan Dorta-Duque’s company isStonebrook Landscapes, not Stonebridge Landscapes.




Mahogany eaves and a synthetic slate roof bring a touch of Prairie style to the 8,200-square-foot La Jolla home. The homeown-erswanted a family friendly house that can transition into an adult home. JIM BRADY • Brady Architectural Photography photos

window frames and eaves, alongwith a synthetic slate roof, add ahint of Prairie style.“There were no rectilinear

forms in the front,” Hayer saidof the two-story house, whichalso has a basement. “Now thewalkway engages the street andinvites you in more sensitively.”A limestonewalkwayandan8-

by-10-foot mahogany pivot frontdoor leads into the8,200-square-foot, five-bedroom, eight-bath-room interior, which was com-pletely redesigned to be openand more family-friendly. Theoriginal plans called for Gothicarches and an oval dining room.“This house was built for the

kids,” the homeowner said. “Webuilt it with them in mind, butwe wanted something that cantransition into an adult house.”

Clean lines, large open spacesand aneutral color palette definethe interior.Visitors are greeted by an ab-

stract aluminum sculpture of anangel in the foyer, one of manyoriginal pieces of art throughout

the house,which the homeownersaid she collects from “all over.”Hayer said one of the goals

was to create large wall spacesfor the artwork. To that end,the main floor has 12-foot-highceilings. Recessed lighting and

architectural elements wereadded to the ceilings to defineeach space and visually reducethe scale of the home.The living room opens to a

pool area and sweeping viewsof the coastline. Stacked slidingglass doors provide a seamlesstransition to the exterior and al-low the view to take center stage.A grand piano occupies onecorner of the room. The roomis anchored by a large greengranite and koa wood fireplacewith strong horizontal lines fora contemporary look. A bronzefriendship sculpture on theman-tel creates a focal point, and thecoffered ceiling adds warmthand definition to the space.The backside of the two-sided,

freestanding fireplace formsan entertainment area off thekitchen. It includes a televisionand plenty of storage. Cabinetrythroughout the home was de-

Mozambique wood veneer adds texture to the kitchen cabi-nets. The homeowners worked with the design team longdistance from their former home in Georgia.

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Themaster bedroomwas created as a retreat with calm neutral colors. The furniture was designed by interior designer He-lene Ziman and built by T.Michael Brassington of Brassington Caseworks. JIM BRADY • Brady Architectural Photography photos

signed with the children, ages 6and 10, in mind, the homeown-er said. The idea was to haveenough storage to keep toys andclothes out of the way.“The house cleans up nicely,”

she said.The pairing ofwood andgreen

granite continues in the kitchen.Finely grained Mozambiquewood veneer adds movementand a rich, warm tone.“Bill kept the big picture, kept

it clean,” the homeowner said oftheway the spaces flow into eachother.Designed as a tranquil re-

treat, the master bedroom,which is also on the main floorwith panoramic coastal views,has a simple but rich palette of


Onyx and limestone insets create a waterfall effect in the shower as well as a decoration inthemarble floor. Themahogany cabinets are custom-made.SEELAJOLLA• 14





mahoganypairedwith luxuriousfabrics in shades of cream. Thefurniture is custom-built by T.Michael Brassington of Brass-ington Caseworks. A granitefocal wall, which houses a gasfireplace and a television, cre-ates a kaleidoscope of patternswith the room’s colors.The master bathroom ex-

tends the feeling of a retreat,with marble tiles inset withonyx and limestone creating acascading effect in the showerand a focal point in the centerof the floor. But the room is alsodesigned for the whole family.Custom-made mahogany cabi-nets keep the area clutter-free,and a large chair, designed byZiman, invites everyone to pilein.The children’s and guest bed-

rooms are upstairs, while the

lower floor, created becausethe house is built into the hill-side, is the place for exerciseequipment, a yoga area, a playarea and a large comfy sofa forwatching TV. It also includes acraft room, a kitchen and a mu-sic room for the husband, whoplays pianos. Acoustic panelscovered with photos createcolorful artwork in the interiorroom.The entire project, whichwas

completed in 2010, was donelong-distance because the fam-ily lived in Georgia before mov-ing. The design was inspired bya homeHayer hadbuilt in theLaJolla area, which was featuredin a magazine the homeownersaw.“I tore out everything I liked

and stuck it in a file,” the home-owner said. The collaboration,she said, “let me live out my in-ner architect.”

Martina Schimitschek can be reachedat [email protected].


Amahogany pivot door opens to the foyer and an abstractsculpture of an angel, one of the homeowner’s many piecesof art. JIM BRADY • Brady Architectural Photography

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