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InYour Dreams SPECIAL SECTION ‘Twisted vernacular’ homes capitalize on their surroundings By MARY BROWNFIELD DESIGNING AND building houses is a favorite hobby of financial counselor John Krasznekewicz, who lives in one of his beautiful creations on Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Point. And he and New York architect Peter Wormser, who have collaborated on several projects, do such a good job that a high-powered realtor and a group of investors asked the pair to work their magic in the Carmel Highlands. Big Sur beauty It all began with Krasznekewicz’ purchase of a hilltop property above Pfeiffer Beach in 1988. An old house and a little hand-built guesthouse, along with trailers, sheds and other relics, sat strewn among fruit and nut trees gone wild. “It hadn’t been kept up, so we spent a couple of years just living on the property and cleaning everything up, bringing the trees back, pruning all the fruit trees, clearing up garbage and getting rid of genista,” he said. Lemon, apple, plum, avocado and walnut trees were growing there, and Krasznekewicz didn’t want to change the orchards or the siting of the house and guest house. He just wanted new homes on the footprints of the old ones. “It was all working, so we didn’t want to change anything,” he recalled. It turned out the former owners, Charles and Dorothy Pias, had selected the warmest spot on the land for his house, making the decision to build in that same location all the more advantageous. In designing the house, he and Wormser developed a style they call “twisted vernacular.” “The whole idea was to meld with what was already there,” said Krasznekewicz, whose great appreciation for architecture has manifested in his amassing an extensive library on the subject — and probably contributed to his choice to live in a Frank Gehry home in L.A. before he moved north. See VIEWS page 7 IYD PHOTOS/(T0P) COURTESY JOHN KRASZNEKEWICZ, (ABOVE) MARY BROWNFIELD The simple lines of this Carmel Highlands home don’t compete with the stunning scenery that surrounds it, and a spacious patio provides ample opportunity to enjoy the view (top). The master bedroom of a Pfeiffer Point house offers simple comfort — as well as views of the moon through strategically placed windows.
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