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the home’s position on the hill-
side, he told them the existing
house would “never take advan-
tage of this ridiculously beautiful
view.” They decided to build a
new house.
But as they started designing
the home, the Antins—especially
Ms. Antin—were nervous about
having a contemporary home after
years in a traditional house. “We
didn’t want it to look really mod-
ern-modern,” said Ms. Antin.
To soften the design and avoid
the appearance of stacked boxes,
the Antins asked for the house to
include some curves, Mr. Kovac
said.
“All of the soft radius forms
that you see in the house are our
reaction to their desire,” he said,
“which I think became a really in-
teresting driver for the form, be-cause we’re contrasting these
smooth, sculptural cement-plaster
forms with very crisp wood
forms.”
Visitors approaching the now-
completed house see two rounded
white concrete structures linked
by the slender rectangle of the
metal front door.
One double-height cylinder
houses the spiral staircase, which
has elements of blackened steel. It
leads to the master suite from the
semicircular library, where Mr.
Antin displays books autographed
by the likes of Muhammad Ali and
Ringo Starr. “We had all these
amazing books we couldn’t dis-
play before,” he said.
Another prominent circle is lo-
cated off the master bathroom, in
the ceiling above a stone Jacuzzi.
That room is three-sided, with the
fourth side open to ocean.
The house spans three floors,
each with floor-to-ceiling glass.
To bring more natural light to the
lower-floor terrace, Mr. Kovac’s
team installed a glass bottom in
the swimming pool above. “It’s a
fun thing to look up and see,” said
Mr. Kovac.
Despite their initial misgivings
about the house feeling too con-
temporary, the Antins’ sugges-
tions pushed the house into a
more unconventional direction.
“They became more interested
in materials, in forms, details,”
said Mr. Kovac. “That drove the
house to be as sophisticated as it
is.”
The house design inspired the
Antins to make other changes.
During construction, they moved
out of the house into a rental,
taking much of the furniture with
them with the intent of moving it
back in once the project was com-
pleted. Instead, they jettisoned
nearly all of their old posses-
sions, keeping only a few pieces
of art.
“We gave everything away—
even the dishes,” Mr. Antin said.
Still, the Antins said their fa-
vorite part of the house is the
newly revealed mountain and
ocean views, which help them feel
less cooped up amid the coronavi-
rus crisis. “We have this expan-
sive view,” said Mr. Antin. “It
feels like it’s endless.”Pat and Art Antin, below, in their
rebuilt home. It has a staircase
with elements of blackened steel
that leads to a library of books,
some signed by the likes of Ringo
Starr and Muhammad Ali.
The interior has three levels of
glass walls. Above, a Jacuzzi room
has an open side for daytime ocean
views and an opening in the ceiling
for nighttime views of the stars.Glasswallsallowoptimalviews.AsemicircularlibraryThepoolabovehas
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