When your home is on an elevated site with a spectacular outlook , you want to take advantage of those views from as many areas of the house as possible .
But that isn ’ t always the approach house designers have taken in the past .
The property shown here is on a flat pad sitting high on a hill overlooking Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean . Architect Trevor Abramson says the existing 1960s house was a rabbit warren of rooms .
“ The kitchen had been given the best position , while the living space was on the driveway side of the property ,” he says .
His redesign for the new empty-nester owners turned that design on its head , to give prime views to the main living areas and to the master bedroom and bathroom .
“ We stripped the original structure down to the studs and totally rebuilt it to form a new bedroom wing for the house , separated from the more public living wing by a hallway . The master suite is positioned at the front of this bedroom wing , to connect to the outdoor living terrace and pool , and to take in the views .”
Above : Architect Trevor Abramson took a relatively small 1960s ranch-style house on this elevated site and transformed it into a spacious open-plan home for an empty-nester couple . The original home was positioned on the right hand side and was stripped down to the studs and rebuilt to form the bedroom wing of the new home . The master bath and bed are positioned to look across the pool and outdoor living terrace to the view out to Santa Monica Bay .
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