Lidan Sfadia's Encino Home Is Built on Restraint + Rounded Marble

"Lidan Sfadia's 7,500 sqft residence does not try to replicate the mid-century idiom, but instead learns from it - creating a project built on restraint, material honesty, and respect for the site, which is then channeled through a vocabulary drawn from European estate architecture and Napa Valley's agrarian elegance. A crushed limestone driveway, the kind you would find at a Burgundian domaine, replaces the usual asphalt."

"white oak runs through the flooring and into the bespoke cabinetry, creating a warm, continuous tone across rooms that differ in size and purpose. While white oak's tight grain holds up well in California's dry climate, its honeyed color avoids both the coolness of walnut and the informality of reclaimed wood. Calacatta marble appears at key moments - most strikingly in a fireplace mantel whose edges have been softened into rounded profiles rather than cut to the sharp, slab-like geometry typical of contemporary stone work."

Encino Home sits on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains. The 7,500-square-foot residence applies restraint, material honesty, and site respect within a vocabulary drawn from European estates and Napa agrarian elegance. A crushed limestone driveway and lean steel-framed sliders create a refined arrival, and a central courtyard turns the street setback into a garden. European white oak floors and bespoke cabinetry provide continuous warm tones. Calacatta marble marks key moments, notably a softly rounded fireplace mantel. Antique brass fittings and matte linen drapery warm the neutral palette. The plan divides into two wings for living and service functions, unified by double-height ceilings and oak horizontals.

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