Palisades Beach House Design

Welcome to our Palisades Beach House Design blog. We are a young, creative professional couple with an amazing 26,000sq foot lot overlooking the Pacific Palisades Beach and we are on a journey to design an island-style modern home for ourselves and our family. We are very attached to the Bali or Hawaiian style homes and we would like to build something similar, though updated to match the modernity of Los Angeles. We like homes that are warm, open, filled with light and do not have too many walls. That said, we do not want a sterile concrete box.

The good news: Our lot has more than 180 degree views and the sunsets are amazing. We have clear views of the Santa Monica Pier all the way to Malibu - and we want a home that captures those views with lots of glass and natural materials. We anticipate that the home will be about 10,000 sq feet plus a second structure containing a gym and guest house. We have built 3 custom homes before and we understand the process.

Here are our views to the east and west. Clearly, our head on view is open ocean.

The tough news: Our lot is on a land slide and the foundation work is significant. We have already performed the geological work and it has been approved by the city. We are working with a structural engineer and everything looks good, all things considered. Our lot is certainly build-able and it is asking for a dream home, however building our home on this spot is slightly more complicated and involved than building on a flat piece of dirt. There is a 30' difference between the top and the bottom of the lot.

This blog will have our wish list for our home along with photos of the lot and pictures we feel represent what we hope to build. We are currently looking for an architect who understands the style we like and is interested in building a value-oriented project. We have been successful, but our business was recently closed due to the economy and we are going to take a year or so off until things get better. Just like we are very talented people who are no longer busy with projects, we believe there are many talented architects also looking for work. While we have decided to proceed with the design of the home, we are more value conscious than ever. We believe that there are talented (likely genius!) architects looking for an opportunity to build a beautiful home on an amazing lot. We are not looking for a free architect, but simply one who is interested in putting their talents to use during a time when money is a serious concern for everyone. If you are a gifted and interested architect looking to work on our project, we look forward to hearing from you.