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Communicating with a past era, this multilevel house sits just below a knoll top and spreads like a modern prairie style. With long roof overhangs and projecting spaces reaching out to the native landscape, the building embraces and focuses on its views. V-shaped, the two wings, living and sleeping, are connected by a sandblasted grey block masonry entry turret that modulates the split levels of each wing. The center court is occupied by a trapezoidal infinity pool and deck that connects all of the homes levels in a way that has a closeness, yet private juxtaposition. The materials combine in an honest way using metal, glass, masonry and plaster that allow the power of the building forms to speak.
Photography by Christopher Gilliland

Master Bedroom with Red Bed Frame and custom drapery and bedding.
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Contractor: Anderson Contracting Services, Carl Anderson
Principal Consultants: Structural Engineers - Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Inc.
Photographer: Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo, Inc. & Greg Premru Photography
This gambrel home takes full advantage of its rugged costal heights, embracing intoxicating ocean views from both wings of the house. Gracious interiors include a balance of formal living spaces, casual family quarters and private domains. Romantic details such as a tower with a curving staircase and wall of windows give it distinct personality. Architects transformed the site’s topography, providing vehicular access and building a 30-foot stone retaining wall to level the site. The change in landscape was sensitively integrated into the existing terrain through use of native materials and color. Reminiscent of estate architecture, the team created connections between the elegant seaside dwelling and its outbuildings, such as the carriage house and beach house.
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San Francisco native, and daughter of a well-known interior designer, Kendall Wilkinson’s passion for design started after an earlier career in the film and music industries. While traveling in Paris, Kendall became enamored by French architecture and began extensively traveling abroad. Upon returning to the States, she embraced her interior design heritage, ultimately becoming one of the leading designers in the West.
With a respect for tradition and a passion for the new, Kendall’s true expertise lies in her ability to artfully mix authenticity with modernity to match her clients’ tastes. Her spectacular interiors have been featured in an array of magazines nationwide. In addition, Kendall has received numerous design awards and accolades throughout her career. Start your Kendall makeover here http://www.decorist.com/designers/31042/kendall-wilkinson/

San Francisco native, and daughter of a well-known interior designer, Kendall Wilkinson’s passion for design started after an earlier career in the film and music industries. While traveling in Paris, Kendall became enamored by French architecture and began extensively traveling abroad. Upon returning to the States, she embraced her interior design heritage, ultimately becoming one of the leading designers in the West.
With a respect for tradition and a passion for the new, Kendall’s true expertise lies in her ability to artfully mix authenticity with modernity to match her clients’ tastes. Her spectacular interiors have been featured in an array of magazines nationwide. In addition, Kendall has received numerous design awards and accolades throughout her career. Start your Kendall makeover here http://www.decorist.com/designers/31042/kendall-wilkinson/

Located in North County San Luis Obispo, the Santa Ysabel Residence is a Mediterranean inspired family home. Taking advantage of the warm climate, a flagstone paved entry courtyard provides private gathering space that leads to the stone clad entry.
Inside the home, exposed beams, wood baseboards, and travertine floors continue the Mediterranean vibe. A large wine room, with enough storage for a few hundred bottles, features a peek through window from the dining room.
A large covered outdoor living and dining room open up to the pool and fire pit, embracing the rural views of Santa Ysabel.

Perched on a forested hillside, this modern mountain home embraces its natural setting with a bold, multi-level design that enhances both form and function. The aerial perspective highlights a sweeping circular driveway, layered retaining walls, and a dramatic integration of architecture and landscape. Outdoor living is maximized across multiple elevations—from the elevated covered deck with a built-in grill and lounge seating to the lower-level hot tub patio and secluded fire pit nestled into a terraced garden. Drought-tolerant plantings, ornamental grasses, and native evergreens soften the concrete structures and bring year-round texture and color. This design is a striking example of how thoughtful grading, durable materials, and mountain-modern aesthetics can create a cohesive, low-maintenance retreat that blends effortlessly into Colorado’s rugged terrain.

Embracing the challenge of grounding this open, light-filled space, our Aspen studio focused on comfort, ease, and high design. The built-in lounge is flanked by storage cabinets for puzzles and games for this client who loves having people over. The high-back Living Divani sofa is paired with U-Turn Benson chairs and a "Rabari" rug from Nanimarquina for casual gatherings. The throw pillows are a perfect mix of Norwegian tapestry fabric and contemporary patterns. In the child's bedroom, we added an organically shaped Vitra Living Tower, which also provides a cozy reading niche. Bold Marimekko fabric colorfully complements more traditional detailing and creates a contrast between old and new. We loved collaborating with our client on an eclectic bedroom, where everything is collected and combined in a way that allows distinctive pieces to work together. A custom walnut bed supports the owner's tatami mattress. Vintage rugs ground the space and pair well with a vintage Scandinavian chair and dresser.
Combining unexpected objects is one of our favorite ways to add liveliness and personality to a space. In the little guest bedroom, our client (a creative and passionate collector) was the inspiration behind an energetic and eclectic mix. Similarly, turning one of our client's favorite old sweaters into pillow covers and popping a Native American rug on the wall helped pull the space together. Slightly eclectic and invitingly cozy, the twin guestroom beckons for settling in to read, nap or daydream. A vintage poster from Omnibus Gallery in Aspen and an antique nightstand add period whimsy.

Located in North County San Luis Obispo, the Santa Ysabel Residence is a Mediterranean inspired family home. Taking advantage of the warm climate, a flagstone paved entry courtyard provides private gathering space that leads to the stone clad entry.
Inside the home, exposed beams, wood baseboards, and travertine floors continue the Mediterranean vibe. A large wine room, with enough storage for a few hundred bottles, features a peek through window from the dining room.
A large covered outdoor living and dining room open up to the pool and fire pit, embracing the rural views of Santa Ysabel.

Contractor: Anderson Contracting Services, Carl Anderson
Principal Consultants: Structural Engineers - Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Inc.
Photographer: Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo, Inc. & Greg Premru Photography
This gambrel home takes full advantage of its rugged costal heights, embracing intoxicating ocean views from both wings of the house. Gracious interiors include a balance of formal living spaces, casual family quarters and private domains. Romantic details such as a tower with a curving staircase and wall of windows give it distinct personality. Architects transformed the site’s topography, providing vehicular access and building a 30-foot stone retaining wall to level the site. The change in landscape was sensitively integrated into the existing terrain through use of native materials and color. Reminiscent of estate architecture, the team created connections between the elegant seaside dwelling and its outbuildings, such as the carriage house and beach house.

For a family putting down lasting roots in Park City, this 10,000-square-foot estate within the gated enclave of Quarry Mountain Ranch is conceived as both sanctuary and legacy. Designed to evolve alongside its owners, the home balances permanence with a deep sensitivity to the land it inhabits.
Thoughtfully positioned within an alpine meadow shaped by the gentle flow of McLeod Creek, the residence embraces its setting. The waterway threads through the property, sustaining native grasses and drawing elk, deer, and migratory birdlife, grounding daily life in the rhythms of season and landscape.
Broad planes of glass and sheltering rooflines frame uninterrupted views of ski slopes and distant ridgelines, while long sightlines pull natural light deep into the interior. Terraces and covered outdoor rooms mediate between house and meadow, creating spaces for gathering, reflection, and year-round connection to the outdoors.
A restrained palette of wood and stone echoes the textures of the terrain, lending warmth and durability to the home’s contemporary expression. A separate guest house extends the architectural language, forming a discreet compound that supports family life, hospitality, and the enduring cadence of alpine living.
Architecture: Advanced Design
Interior Design: Erin Brewer Design

A design that fully embraces the natural beauty of the wood. Railing and overhang finished with PPG® PROLUXE™ Cetol® SRD Semi-Transparent in Navajo Red.

This home beautifully reflects Santa Fe Style Architecture, with its earthy adobe walls, hand-carved wooden gate, and turquoise-framed windows that celebrate the region’s heritage. Rooted in the principles of Adobe Architecture and guided by Historic Preservation Santa Fe, the design preserves authenticity while embracing modern livability. Through the thoughtful integration of Custom Residential Design Santa Fe and Site and Landscape Design Santa Fe, the residence harmonizes natural stone, wood detailing, and native plantings to create a welcoming and timeless sanctuary.

Located in North County San Luis Obispo, the Santa Ysabel Residence is a Mediterranean inspired family home. Taking advantage of the warm climate, a flagstone paved entry courtyard provides private gathering space that leads to the stone clad entry.
Inside the home, exposed beams, wood baseboards, and travertine floors continue the Mediterranean vibe. A large wine room, with enough storage for a few hundred bottles, features a peek through window from the dining room.
A large covered outdoor living and dining room open up to the pool and fire pit, embracing the rural views of Santa Ysabel.

After nearly a decade of embracing the laid-back, outdoor-friendly lifestyle of sunny California, a family of British Columbia natives decided to make a move back to their roots. Settling on a property in Sentinel Hill, with promising potential and alluring views of West Vancouver, the Burrard Inlet, and surrounding mountains, the homeowners were eager to make it their own. Key to their vision was replicating the abundant, bright, and airy feel of California living alongside the vibrant indoor/outdoor living experience. They enlisted the expertise of the design-build firm Upward Construction and the visionary interior design of Sarah Gallop to create a contemporary abode of timber, stone, and glass complete with large opening glass walls and sustainable design elements on every floor.

Located in North County San Luis Obispo, the Santa Ysabel Residence is a Mediterranean inspired family home. Taking advantage of the warm climate, a flagstone paved entry courtyard provides private gathering space that leads to the stone clad entry.
Inside the home, exposed beams, wood baseboards, and travertine floors continue the Mediterranean vibe. A large wine room, with enough storage for a few hundred bottles, features a peek through window from the dining room.
A large covered outdoor living and dining room open up to the pool and fire pit, embracing the rural views of Santa Ysabel.

Contractor: Anderson Contracting Services, Carl Anderson
Principal Consultants: Structural Engineers - Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Inc.
Photographer: Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo, Inc. & Greg Premru Photography
This gambrel home takes full advantage of its rugged costal heights, embracing intoxicating ocean views from both wings of the house. Gracious interiors include a balance of formal living spaces, casual family quarters and private domains. Romantic details such as a tower with a curving staircase and wall of windows give it distinct personality. Architects transformed the site’s topography, providing vehicular access and building a 30-foot stone retaining wall to level the site. The change in landscape was sensitively integrated into the existing terrain through use of native materials and color. Reminiscent of estate architecture, the team created connections between the elegant seaside dwelling and its outbuildings, such as the carriage house and beach house.

Located in North County San Luis Obispo, the Santa Ysabel Residence is a Mediterranean inspired family home. Taking advantage of the warm climate, a flagstone paved entry courtyard provides private gathering space that leads to the stone clad entry.
Inside the home, exposed beams, wood baseboards, and travertine floors continue the Mediterranean vibe. A large wine room, with enough storage for a few hundred bottles, features a peek through window from the dining room.
A large covered outdoor living and dining room open up to the pool and fire pit, embracing the rural views of Santa Ysabel.

Contractor: Anderson Contracting Services, Carl Anderson
Principal Consultants: Structural Engineers - Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Inc.
Photographer: Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo, Inc. & Greg Premru Photography
This gambrel home takes full advantage of its rugged costal heights, embracing intoxicating ocean views from both wings of the house. Gracious interiors include a balance of formal living spaces, casual family quarters and private domains. Romantic details such as a tower with a curving staircase and wall of windows give it distinct personality. Architects transformed the site’s topography, providing vehicular access and building a 30-foot stone retaining wall to level the site. The change in landscape was sensitively integrated into the existing terrain through use of native materials and color. Reminiscent of estate architecture, the team created connections between the elegant seaside dwelling and its outbuildings, such as the carriage house and beach house.

San Francisco native, and daughter of a well-known interior designer, Kendall Wilkinson’s passion for design started after an earlier career in the film and music industries. While traveling in Paris, Kendall became enamored by French architecture and began extensively traveling abroad. Upon returning to the States, she embraced her interior design heritage, ultimately becoming one of the leading designers in the West.
With a respect for tradition and a passion for the new, Kendall’s true expertise lies in her ability to artfully mix authenticity with modernity to match her clients’ tastes. Her spectacular interiors have been featured in an array of magazines nationwide. In addition, Kendall has received numerous design awards and accolades throughout her career. Start your Kendall makeover here http://www.decorist.com/designers/31042/kendall-wilkinson/
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