ON THE COVER 60 Feet of Sunsets: This warmly luxurious strand retreat—sitting on a 60-foot wide lot designed by KAA Design Group—offers an everyday getaway in an enchanting setting presented by Nick Schneider and John Corrales of Compass.
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.
Fantasies of life set in Southern California inevitably involve water. It might be a pool, its mirrored finish punctuating a green lawn. It might be the ocean, pounding away at the shore, its foaming waves full of promise.
1401 San Remo Drive is the perfect spot for a staycation in Pacific Palisade. A retreat that was built and masterfully designed for actor, writer, and producer Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso, by Grant Kirkpatrick of Los Angeles-based KAA Design in 2004.
From city lights chic with KAA Design Group, Hudson + Bloum Design’s modern mountain home to Grey Dove Design’s wintery white—the atmosphere is festive with design styles this season.
When developers first laid eyes on the parcel of land where they hoped to build a new luxury, mixed-use rental community, the downtown Santa Monica site was dotted with outdated fast-food joints and an antique mall. Parking also was difficult, as cars entering and leaving disrupted traffic flow.
From Tower Grove Drive, looking out from a wonderfully designed home whose precipice is a hillside in the southern Santa Monica Mountains, the view is truly grand—a sweep that extends dramatically past Los Angeles to the Pacific.
