Somerfield

The Somerfield Residence is sited on a dramatic hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean more than 200 feet below. This modern Mediterranean home is a village of white, sunlit pavilions reflecting surrounding landforms, with a wavelike copper entry sculpture referencing the sea beyond. 

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Organized around a central entry court and circular hallway, the house frames a variety of sweeping views of this dramatic panorama. The house consists of living, library, and kitchen pavilions connected by intermediate spaces for dining, breakfast and bar areas. By varying the size and shape of these spaces, each maintains its own unique character while flowing from one to the next. Flagstone and wood floors weave through plaster walls with clusters of Melolucha trees between pavilions. 

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The sleeping wing forms a two level buffer wall between the living pavilions and the adjacent house. It contains three bedrooms, two offices and a guest apartment. 

The landscape is a decorative mixture of native plant material. It is "architecture that shelters without enclosing and defines without limiting".