FULLER
RESIDENCE

ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF MR PAYSON-DENNY IN THE 1980S, THE FULLER RESIDENCE IS A REMARKABLE CONTEMPORARY HOME OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, THE OWNERS SOUGHT TO REFRESH THE RESIDENCE WHILE PRESERVING THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY AND SPIRIT THAT MADE THE HOUSE SO DISTINCTIVE.

RATHER THAN REINVENT THE HOME, THE DESIGN FOCUSED ON THOUGHTFUL INTERVENTIONS THAT RESPECTED THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE WHILE ADAPTING IT TO A CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE.

 

THE RENOVATION INCLUDED A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS, CUSTOM-DESIGNED BUILT-INS THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCE, UPDATED ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, CAREFULLY SELECTED FURNISHINGS, AND THE CONVERSION OF AN UNDERUTILIZED FAMILY ROOM CLOSET INTO A FUNCTIONAL HOME OFFICE. EVERY DETAIL WAS DESIGNED TO FEEL AS THOUGH IT HAD ALWAYS BELONGED, MAINTAINING THE ORIGINAL PROPORTIONS, MATERIALS, AND ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE HOUSE.

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ONE OF THE PROJECT'S DEFINING FEATURES WAS THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PRIMARY BEDROOM DECK INTO AN ELEVATED OCEAN-VIEW GARDEN. THE NEW OUTDOOR SPACE, DESIGNED BY OUR OFFICE IN COLLABORATION WITH SHAWN KNIBB, IS CENTERED AROUND A SCULPTURAL CORTEN STEEL FOUNTAIN THAT CREATES A SERENE FOCAL POINT WHILE SEAMLESSLY CONNECTING THE ARCHITECTURE TO THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE.

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WE, JUAN FELIPE GOLDSTEIN DESIGN CO INC, SERVED AS THE LEAD DESIGN FIRM, DIRECTING THE ARCHITECTURAL RENOVATION, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, CUSTOM MILLWORK, LIGHTING CONCEPT, FURNISHINGS, AND THE DESIGN OF THE FOUNTAIN AND GARDEN. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH SHAWN KNIBB, WHOSE LANDSCAPE DESIGN BROUGHT THE GARDEN TO LIFE, AND ARSENE LIGHTING DESIGN, LED BY SANDRINE JUNODYUST, WHOSE LIGHTING DESIGN ENHANCED BOTH THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE LIVING EXPERIENCE. TOGETHER, THE RENOVATION RESPECTFULLY RENEWS A SIGNIFICANT RESIDENCE WHILE HONORING THE ORIGINAL VISION OF PAYSON-DENNY.

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CREDITS

ARCHITECTURE & LEAD DESIGN: JUAN FELIPE GOLDSTEIN DESIGN CO., INC.
ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE: PAYSON-DENNY ARCHITECTS CIRCA 1980
LANDSCAPE DESIGN: KNIBB DESIGN (SHAWN KNIBB)
LIGHTING DESIGN: ARSENE LIGHTING DESIGN (SANDRINE JUNOD)
PHOTOGRAPHY: ART GRAY