Double-height ceilings and walls of glass dissolve the boundary between interior and landscape — earth-toned furnishings ground the expansive volume.
The Glass House is an exercise in controlled drama. Set on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, the architecture is deliberately transparent — but the interior design introduces warmth and weight to prevent the space from feeling exposed. Oversized modular sofas in boucle wool create anchoring islands within the open plan, while a monolithic stone fireplace wall provides a sense of shelter against the vast ocean panorama. Art was curated in collaboration with the client over six months, each piece selected for its ability to hold its own against the landscape.
Every material was selected not just for its visual quality, but for its tactile character and how it ages over time.
- Low-iron glass — structural glazing panels
- Basalt stone — fireplace wall and entry threshold
- Boucle wool — primary seating upholstery
- Oiled walnut — ceiling cladding and built-in cabinetry
- Burnished bronze — custom door handles and railings
The interiors were designed in parallel with the architecture, an unusual approach that allowed us to influence structural decisions — widening a column grid here, deepening a soffit there — to serve the furniture plan. We created a 1:20 scale model of the entire house with miniature furniture to study proportions and sightlines before committing to any specification.
