royal oak: a luxury encino mansion for modern resort style living & entertaining

Our out-to-the-edge floating glass walls that eliminate the divide between outdoors and in bring nature’s thrilling visuals right inside our luxury bedroom suites, elevating them into truly resort style spaces.

Modern resort style homes are retreats from the outside world, places to live out nearly every facet of our lives, in the comfort and privacy of our own space. Home movie theaters (and media rooms) complement this luxurious mode of living, inviting us to unwind and relax, escape the day, explore, and get inspired, without having to go anywhere.

Looking through our design archives at the number of projects and the terrific clients we’ve enjoyed serving over the years, nearly four decades has added up to a body of work that we’re excited to share!

Designer and artist Ray Eames was instrumental in creating some of the mid-century modern styles and products adored and coveted by a post-World War II America, but in her time received almost no credit for her contributions.

Luxury resort style living doesn’t require an enormous home or modern estate, it can be enjoyed in as little as 5,000-10,000 square feet.

It’s always fun to see the evolution of our projects, as they change hands with new ownership. Our original client for Benedict Canyon was from the sports world, and he wanted an open-plan house for entertaining, that would also include a photography studio and gallery space for displaying his large scale artworks.

We continue our exploration of biophilic design, its benefits, and the ways we incorporate this practice into our modern resort style homes with part II of our blog, The Nature of Biophilic Design.

Psychoanalyst, social psychologist, and sociologist Erich Fromm first introduced the word “biophilia” in 1973, with the meaning, attraction to that which is alive.

Coral House, named for the iconic Santa Monica tree that stands at its entrance, is located on a coveted street overlooking the canyon, with views to the beach and the blue and white surf of the Pacific.

Harry Gesner comes from a long line of inventors, adventurers, and artists, and his own life is an encapsulation of those all.