PACIFIC HEIGHTS
Residence on Pacific Heights
Hawaii
Project Details 2010
This new home replaced an old poorly maintained house that was very beautiful in its own right. Unfortunately the old structure was in such disrepair it was actually dangerous to walk through. The home just could not be saved and the decision was made to rebuild new.The new design takes its architectural inspiration from the 1927 Honolulu Museum of Art, a favorite of the clients (The museum was designed by the great New York architect Bertram Goodhue and completed by Hardie Phillip). The interior and exterior columns draw directly from the museum.Other architectural influences come from the French Quarter of New Orleans. Such detailing can be seen in the lanai handrail, kitchen design and French gas range. The finished floor throughout the interior and exterior is reclaimed stone tile shipped from France. The simple yet classic detailing gives the home a sophistic feel. The dwelling looks as if it has always existed on the site, a respectful honor to the old house that it replaced.
A note from our client during the COVID-19 crises
Dear Buck and Victor,I cannot go another day of being in this beautiful house without telling you what an incredible joy it is to live in.I truly don’t think I would be able to endure this lockdown without the peace it gives me.Everyone who comes in here (just recently our tennis coach and his wife) gasps. From the front hall, which I love, to the wonderful columns and the rooms and their exquisite contents and the view beyond, it is just a stunner.I know I gave you the general layout that I wanted, but the scale and proportion of the design is simply perfect The gallery with all our family pictures. From my big toile covered chair,(which has become my office,) I can see the entire set of main rooms and that swath of green that is Tantalus.Then about 5:00, when I am in the kitchen I look beyond the green, and the city seems to glow with the light from the west, and the ocean above it is bright blue.Wow.
Thank you.
Anny
