Sea Lane

Nestled between a Cliff May and a Doug Rucker within a single compound in Paradise Cove, the garden unfolds as a sequence of experiences shaped by the slope’s shifting viewpoints. The garden’s edges dissolve into the hillside beyond, blurring the line between cultivated and natural, a quiet sleight of hand that sets the stage for bolder gestures within the walls. At its core, the space is an informal living room amidst botanical peculiarities. Sand-textured concrete steps and raw quarry limestone blocks move between the slope’s levels. An oyster shell-finished wall echoes the sea. A floating bench and an ipe deck combine to form a space with the quality of an amphitheater, anchoring the gathering spaces.