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Award-winning architectural firm Marmol Radziner’s designs are predicated on embracing a site’s natural surroundings, facilitating strong connections between indoors and out, and a commitment to green building.
The sparkling four-mile stretch of the Strand that snakes along the coast of the Pacific Ocean through the Beach Cities is a natural setting to envision building one’s dream home. At least it was for the entrepreneur who purchased 732 The Strand and set about building a bespoke beach home for him and his family.
Here is a property beyond your wildest dreams, commanding gorgeous ocean views from its perch on a private bluff just above Paradise Cove. Behind its elegant front gates, this address hides an oasis of serenity. Sprawling over 2.5 lush acres, it easily rivals the world’s finest five-star resorts.
Spanning approximately 5,150 square feet, 3301 The Strand projects a glossy yet reserved profile, thanks to a horizontal silhouette that’s been sited across two single lots—a wonderful bonus that’s seldom available on the Strand.
Head south along The Strand, from the Hermosa Beach Pier towards Redondo Beach, and you’ll notice a shift in scenery: The sand flattens into a broad, easy-to-navigate stretch of beachfront.
Located on Romero Canyon Road, this William Hefner property has two buildings, a 900-foot bungalow and a separate stable were relics of the 1930s, slender and careworn, and sits on an acre of land that had long been neglected.
Designed as a place for family and guests to gather comfortably at the beach, the architectural home at 2415 Manhattan Avenue has also been keenly crafted with forward-thinking elements to distinguish it from other well-heeled area homes.
Sleepy Hollow is a mellow neighborhood in Hermosa Beach—a quiet, under-the-radar pocket of about 7 blocks, tucked west of Valley Drive and south of leafy and spacious Valley Park. Old-growth California trees and friendly families populate the area, and casual neighborhood get-togethers are common.
325 Mount Holyoke is a custom-designed by Eliana Rokach, features her signature mix of luxurious materials and impeccable flow. With floor-to-ceiling windows in nearly every one of the home’s public rooms, and expansive picture windows dominating its private quarters, this house was created to invite those incredible views into everyday life, washing it with glamor.
The myth of Southern California thrives on dreams filled with water and warmed by the sun, drenched in luxury, and characterized by ease. In these fantasies, each new day begins with a vision of the sun-sparkled sea, a scenic beach vista is the backdrop to a drive into town, and shaking off the cares of the day is as simple as grabbing a surfboard and heading out to catch a few waves before dinner.
The scene is particularly vivid at 317 Rocky Point where privacy reigns and a fresh, graceful home—approximately 3,800 square feet, with 3 bedrooms and 3 and 1/2 bathrooms—has been designed to keep you immersed in its vision from morning until after dark.
Max Worrell and Jejon Yeung, partners of New York City-based architectural firm Worrell Yeung, refresh an original Charles Gwathmey structure from the 1970s House in the Dunes—a two-story beach abode with modernist bones—to its architectural essence.
