MALIBU DREAM HOUSE ON THE BEACH

Thoughtfully Designed

This house was based on architect Richard Meier's La Casa Smith. Around 50 years ago, Carole Smith called Richard Meier and told him about a site in Darien, Connecticut that she had bought with her husband. The landscape of this construction site was special, it was placed on a rocky slope with dense evergreens and coastal outcrops - the same kind of land that we can observe in Malibu. I decided to make a few changes to this house that would make it fit more within a malibu setting. An important factor I had to consider when designing this project was the Pacific Coast Highway that runs along Malibu. To block out the noise of the PCH, I decided to close off the front face of the house. To balance it out, I left rear elevation open with big windows and a direct access to the beach.