VENICE BEACH HOUSE

The AB design team skillfully blended a modern rear addition with the traditional, existing structure at the street front of the Venice Beach House. The client’s vision for an indoor/outdoor dining room became the focal point of the design, leading to the creation of the home’s signature feature: operable, floor-to-ceiling bi-folding glass doors. When open, these doors create an expansive open-air atmosphere, seamlessly connecting the common areas with the exterior spaces. This design approach allows the Venice Beach House to feel spacious and airy, providing an ideal environment for indoor-outdoor living.

AB Design Studio is known for creating world-class residential designs that blur the line between indoor environments and their natural surroundings. By incorporating large openings, sliding glass panels, pivoting walls, doors, and windows, the team ensures that residents have full access to the natural beauty of the site and its landscape. Their design philosophy emphasizes seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces, allowing residents to experience the fluid movement between living inside and outside. This connection to nature becomes an integral part of the home, transforming the experience of daily living.

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LOT SIZE	7,470 sf
PROJECT SIZE	3,120 sf
LOCATION	Venice Beach, CA
PRINCIPAL	Josh Blumer, AIA
PROJECT MANAGER	Eric Behr
DESIGN TEAM	Clay Aurell, AIA \| Aramis Arciga \| Justin Killian
GENERAL CONTRACTOR	Mark Matheisen Consturction Corp
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER	Ashley & Vance

The Venice Beach House takes this design philosophy to heart, with its expansive glazing system framed by plastered reveals and cantilevering over the opaque story cladded with reclaimed wooden panels. The large corner window opens up the dining area entirely to the outdoors, creating a loggia-like effect that allows the space to feel like an extension of the exterior. The two-story residence offers not only a beautiful design but also a functional one, with a terrace that sits on top of the dining space, further enhancing the connection to the surrounding environment. The careful integration of the indoor and outdoor spaces truly brings the Venice Beach House to life, reflecting a harmonious balance of modernity and nature.

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