Entertainer's Paradise - Créer un flux de la cuisine (in) au patio (out - a besoin de mobilier) à la salle Bonus (à définir) au coin salon et au jardin sur strada (à définir)

Avril 12, 2019 Newport Beach, California, Etats Unis d'Amérique

Conçu par: Arrow Architecture, Indonésie
Built by: Jim Pickell · Newport Beach
Likeness to the design: 7/10
Design award: $734

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From design to built

From kitchen to strada: the bonus room and street-side lounge came to life

7/10 likeness to the winning design

The heart of the winning idea, a bonus room that opens through wide black-framed sliders onto a paved sitting area by the strada, was built and feels just as open and connected as the drawings promised. The bonus room closely follows the plan with its gray L-shaped sectional, light-wood media wall and long sightline to the outdoors. The street-side lounge kept the gapped concrete pavers but took on its own relaxed character with freestanding furniture and drought-loving planting.

What was kept

The core flow of the plan: kitchen, then the courtyard patio, then the bonus room, then the sitting area by the strada, read as one straight line of glass doors you can see right through
Wide black-framed sliding doors connecting the bonus room to the outdoor sitting area
Bonus room layout: a gray L-shaped sectional on one wall facing a long run of light-wood built-in cabinetry with the TV opposite
Warm light-wood cabinetry against white walls and a gray rug, matching the render's calm palette
Large concrete pavers with dark gravel joints in the sitting area, echoing the grid paving on the plan
Bright white stucco walls and the clay tile roof framing the whole scheme

What changed

The strada sitting area uses freestanding outdoor sofas, lounge chairs and round concrete side tables instead of the built-in bench with blue cushions and the linear fire feature
The tall green hedge along the strada edge became a low garden bed of agaves, succulents and boulders
The bonus room floor is wood-look plank throughout, without the separate tiled center zone shown in the plan
The cabinetry is topped with a white counter, plus an upper wood cabinet above the TV
The courtyard patio with its pergola, woven pendants and trestle table only shows briefly through the doors (a table with blue chairs), so we can't really compare it

Highlights

The see-through view from the strada lounge, through the bonus room, all the way to the courtyard beyond
The bonus room media wall in pale wood, clean, long and very close to the design
The gapped concrete pavers with dark pebble joints, a crisp modern touch
The sunny, water-wise garden bed that gives the strada edge a welcoming, open feel

SpaceApp reviewed this with its AI, from the client's photos and the winning design. Judged on: the bonus room and strada sitting area only; the courtyard patio isn't clearly shown in the photos.

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