""We like that it's a little uncomfortable navigating the units. It's almost as if you're going camping," states Mike Matas, an entrepreneur and designer at LoveFrom, Jony Ive's creative collective. "The experience isn't about luxury. Nothing is overly polished. You have to work your way through the spaces, which is part of the fun," adds his wife, Sharon, a designer and illustrator, hailing the puzzle-like quality of the architecture."
"During the COVID pandemic, they purchased two adjacent units in Condominium 1, the first development erected on the property, which was designed by Moore along with fellow architects Donlyn Lyndon, William Turnbull Jr., and Richard Whitaker. In keeping with their do-no-harm edict, the couple decided to preserve the two units as discrete entities, each with its own living room, dining area, kitchen, and sleeping quarters."
"Although one of the units remained largely intact when the Matases found it, the second had fallen victim to an ill-conceived 1990s renovation that included such unseemly details as glass railings. "If you try to modernize these spaces, you basically destroy them. The only way to live here in a sensible way is to embrace the original ideas," Alonso insists."
The Matases bought two adjacent units in Condominium 1 during the COVID pandemic and preserved them as separate homes connected only by a camouflaged sliding door enabled by the hillside angle. The development was designed by Moore with Donlyn Lyndon, William Turnbull Jr., and Richard Whitaker, and the couple followed a do-no-harm edict. One unit required remedial work after a 1990s renovation added inappropriate details like glass railings. Commune collaborated with Eric Haesloop of Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects to restore authenticity. The Matases favor an unpolished, puzzle-like experience over modern luxury.
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