LOS ANGELES

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The homeowner called in architect Anders Lasater, principal of Anders Lasater

Architects in Laguna Beach, to help bring his dream to life, and the two tackled

all the minuses during a three-day-long design and draw session. “We had to

erase a lot of mistakes,” says Lasater, who ultimately moved the kitchen into a

little-used room nearby; the addition of a movable window wall opened the view

from out front to the relandscaped pool in the rear. Sleek, precisely fitted Italian

cabinetry from Snaidero now fills the space. “Installation was exacting,” says

Tom Lathrop, of Lathrop Development and Construction in Palm Desert.

Lasater used a specific process to turn the fantasy into a reality. “I investigate a

client’s particular desires and create a design that will work for their space and

their space alone,” he says. That modernist approach—stating a problem and

then solving it—here gave conceptual depth to what otherwise may have simply

been a laundry list of furniture and finishes.

But what a list it was. Corwin presented designer Christopher Kennedy, princi-

pal of Christopher Kennedy Design in Palm Springs, with a selection of must-

haves, including a Vladimir Kagan sofa, B&B Italia chairs and Charles and Ray

Eames seating. Corwin, though he loves the mid-century aesthetic, did not want

to live in a museum, “so I freshened the look with contemporary pieces and more

customized elements,” says Kennedy. “We didn’t want the house to look like a

consignment store.”

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ITALIAN COOKING

Relocated from a windowless room in the center ofthe house, the new kitchen is fitted in Italian Snaiderocabinets sheathed in teak. A NanaWall folding glasswall system opens the space. Adjustable Zuo Modernbarstools sit at the custom-fabricated stainless steelcountertop. Continuity within the home is achieved byusing the same terrazzo tile flooring and white walltreatments throughout.

STYLE SELECTION

This sexy and sophisticatedbarstool—conceived by PaoloLukasi and manufactured byZuo Modern—was inspired by1960s diners. Fly Barstool,$199; zuomod.com

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