3226 Serra Road · Malibu · Completed

Serra Road

Serra Retreat / black and white / a house remade

A 1978 house, completely redone

A 1978 house in Serra Retreat, remade in black and white.

The house

Address: 3226 Serra Road, Malibu
Setting: Serra Retreat, a gated hillside enclave off the Pacific Coast Highway
Site: About 1.5 acres
Programme: Main house of about 5,500 sq ft, a two-level guest house, pool and spa, tennis court
Status: Completed

01
Before
A house of 1978 on a hillside acre and a half, sold in its original condition in 2017.
03
The intervention
Completely redone: the main house, a two-level guest house, a lap pool with its spa, the tennis court kept.
05
Material and detail
Black and white cladding, a glass stair tower, rift oak in the kitchen, a floating steel-and-wood stair, live-edge tables and Beni Ourain rugs.

The full case study for this house is in preparation.