ON A SEMI-REMOTE SITE IN PENNGROVE, CA, THE CLIENT WHO WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER, WANTED A STUDIO SEPERATE FROM THE HOUSE BUT STILL CONNECTED. THE DESIGN INCLUDED A CURVED, MULTI-GLAZED WINDOW WALL FOR THE LIVING AND DINING AREAS. THE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO BECAME A SEPERATE CIRCULAR STRUCTURE RISING FROM A WATER POOL AND CONNECTED TO THE MAIN HOUSE BY A SMALL GLASS BRISGE OVER THE POOL.
THE FIREPLACE CONTINUED THE CIRCULAR THEME WITH GLAZED TILES FORMING AN ARCH OVER THE OPENING WITHOUT BLOCKING ANY VIEWS OUT TO THE WOODED HILLSIDE. AN EXTERIOR TERRACE WRPAS THE LIVING AREA AND PROVIDES AN OUTDOOR LOUNGING AREA.