Joannides, of West Hollywood's MLK Studio, had designed the couple's previous Cape Cod-style residence, but when a new property came on the market that gave them a tennis court and the chance to do a ground-up build, they decided it was time for a change. "Their house was beautiful but very monochromatic," says Joannides. Working closely with the wife, she put together a wish list that included an open floor plan for entertaining, steel-and-glass windows, pitched roofs and a place to hang out after tennis. "The new house wasn't going to be ultra-modern or an English Tudor," says Joannides. "It would be a sort of hybrid."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2018 17:40 UTC