A key element to this renovation and addition is the relocation of the master suite and views to the water side of the existing single story house. Music is a daily component in this family's life, and it occupies the symbolic heart of their home. At the 'knuckle' of the plan, in the center of the picture, is a music nook for their piano.

The metal roof planes bend and wrap the alternating stucco, wood, and concrete wall finishes. The screened covered terrace and large windows look over the dramatic pool, pond, and ocean- out toward the western sky and nightly dramatic sunsets.