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Rivas Canyon

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Rivas Canyon · Pacific Palisades

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A home in conversation with its landscape.

Tall glass openings connect the living room to terraces and garden. Broad timber flooring runs through the shared spaces, while dark cabinetry and window frames define the rooms against the landscape.

The home and its setting.

A pool, planted banks and timber terraces surround the residence. The garden-facing rooms use broad openings and high windows to keep the landscape in view. At the entrance, steps and pale retaining edges frame a straight approach through the planting.

From the room to the threshold.

In the living room, timber flooring meets tall dark-framed glazing. The kitchen sets pale counters against dark cabinetry. A freestanding bath and long vanity bring a different scale to the same relationship between daylight, surfaces and garden views.

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Rivas Canyon residence with dark cladding, a pool, lawn and planted hillside.
01 / A home beside the pool
Double-height living room with clerestory windows and glazed doors opening to the garden terrace.
02 / Height, light and connection
Upper terrace beside glazed rooms and a lower dining patio, viewed from the planted garden.
03 / A terrace above the garden
Rivas Canyon kitchen with dark cabinetry, pale counters, timber flooring and a wide window.
04 / The kitchen in contrast
Freestanding bath and double vanity beneath high windows overlooking the planted garden.
05 / Garden light in the bathroom
Planted paths and steps lead from a garden seating area to the dark-clad upper facade.
06 / Steps through the upper garden
Bedroom with tall corner windows, timber flooring and views of the garden.
07 / A bedroom open to the garden
Bedroom with sliding glass doors opening onto the lawn and a timber-floored sitting area.
08 / A quieter garden room
Dark-clad front elevation with timber garage doors, planted borders and a paved motor court.
09 / A calm street-facing elevation
Dining room beneath a hanging light fixture, with full-height glass doors beside the table.
10 / Dining beside the terrace
Terrace and poolside seating at Rivas Canyon.
11 / Terrace and poolside seating
Pool and garden beside the house at dusk at Rivas Canyon.
12 / Pool and garden beside the house at dusk
Kitchen islands and open living area at Rivas Canyon.
13 / Kitchen islands and open living area
Living room opening toward the kitchen at Rivas Canyon.
14 / Living room opening toward the kitchen
Kitchen island with a row of stools at Rivas Canyon.
15 / Kitchen island with a row of stools
Hallway with timber floor and framed doorways at Rivas Canyon.
16 / Hallway with timber floor and framed doorways
Games room opening to the lawn at Rivas Canyon.
17 / Games room opening to the lawn
Tub and glass shower enclosure at Rivas Canyon.
18 / Tub and glass shower enclosure
Vanity beside a glass shower at Rivas Canyon.
19 / Vanity beside a glass shower
Bedroom with high windows at Rivas Canyon.
20 / Bedroom with high windows
Dark bathroom with wood-framed mirror at Rivas Canyon.
21 / Dark bathroom with wood-framed mirror
Timber-floor hallway leading to the living area at Rivas Canyon.
22 / Timber-floor hallway leading to the living area
Entrance path beside the house at night at Rivas Canyon.
23 / Entrance path beside the house at night

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