Cantilevered planes, modernist lines, and generous volumes animated with changing light distinguish this newly built home, located within walking distance of Pebble Beach golf course in Pebble Beach, California. 

The clients for the project—golf aficionados with a passion for collecting art—had found a site for their dream home on a gently sloping lot studded with old-growth oak trees and surrounded by views of rocky coastline and the nearby Santa Lucia Mountain range. The couple turned to Richard Beard Architects to design a sculptural dwelling that would embrace the natural setting and frame their exceptional art collection.

Richard Beard collaborated on the project with interior designer Jean Larette, who devised a soothing backdrop of honest materials in harmony with the exterior palette and a color scheme of neutrals and greens inspired by the home’s verdant landscape.  Her sophisticated use of texture and mix of new and vintage furnishings complement the crisp-lined, modernist architecture with an organic sensibility.

The result is a meticulously detailed home that’s spatially exciting and serene.  Its pared-down form—a marriage of sky, stone, and smooth plaster—has an essential quality while the warm, natural materials and vivid artworks make it an inviting and singular residence.