Peninsula People Feb 2017

Floating sphere lighting fixtures and seamless Corian countertops
give this modern kitchen an ethereal and contemporary feel.
Bea and Walter Kim on their handcrafted butcher block stairs replete with an
exposed hardware railing and Kevin Ito’s fiery snow falling photograph in
the background.
The newly expanded breakfast nook, where the “sunset show”
plays most evenings.
are really outdoorsy people so it feels really comfortable and organic to
us.”
The home is almost entirely made from Western Cedar and Douglas Fir
Pine, all hand-cut and crafted in various linear designs, some horizontally
placed others diagonally or vertically. The interior’s second level is
arranged around a central outdoor atrium. Its pitched ceilings and clerestories
open the interior to the outdoors, creating a warm, light-infused space.
The pot belly gas fireplace is situated warmly in the living room and one
can see the vast Los Angeles cityscape, the oceanic shimmer of the Channel
Islands and the sparkling “Queen’s Necklace” view of the Santa Monica
Bay from various viewpoints throughout the home, melding interior with
exterior elements.
“Here it’s all about the sunsets. It’s like a show,” Kim said, looking out
of a breakfast nook picture window facing the ocean.
There used to be a television cabinet and closet here, Kim noted, but
both have been removed to make the breakfast area larger; combined with
the adjoining kitchen space, it’s become a “great room” conducive to in-
The outside atrium with slatted wood overhang is centrally located
upstairs providing an outside/inside element in the main living
quarters.
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