The first of several buildings intended for a rugged and pristine site in the Santa Lucia Preserve, the Halls Ridge Knoll guesthouse is a thoughtful modernist intervention, carefully detailed in stone, timber and glass. The master plan for this vacation retreat calls for a guesthouse, workshop and main residence. Each will be anchored to the land with a series of massive stone walls and fireplace chimneys, marking the passage along the ridge and culminating in a stone court at the future main residence.

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Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Location: United States, 198 Santa Lucia Preserve, 32 Potrero Trail, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA

Design Team: Greg Mottola, Joshua Keller, Michael Waltner, Brian Padgett
Area: 1500.0 ft2

Project Year: 2009

Photographs: Nic Lehoux

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From the architect. The first of several buildings intended for a rugged and pristine site in the Santa Lucia Preserve, the Halls Ridge Knoll guesthouse is a thoughtful modernist intervention, carefully detailed in stone, timber and glass. The master plan for this vacation retreat calls for a guesthouse, workshop and main residence. Each will be anchored to the land with a series of massive stone walls and fireplace chimneys, marking the passage along the ridge and culminating in a stone court at the fu...