74 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {home & design} quartzite surfaces and cast glass lighting. Motorized top-down, bottom-up shades in both rooms provide privacy while still showcasing the view. Additional rooms include the kids’ bedrooms, an exercise room and a guest suite. Throughout the house, Lisa embellished the rooms with furnishings that are meant to be timeless rather than trendy, and included many art pieces and antiques from Asia and Africa, adding a meaningful touch to the design. “Each object has its own story and soul, and then it layers into the bigger picture of the room,” Lisa says. Sheer window treatments in the public spaces softly filter the abundant natural light entering the house through its many woodframed windows. Outside, the terraced spaces include an outdoor kitchen; covered dining deck; multiple seating areas, including a firepit area; and a pool deck. Landscape designer Willie Lang integrated several water features into the natural, organic landscaping, so the sound of trickling water can be heard inside the home when the doors and windows are open. When the project was finished, Lisa had Alex Stark, a feng shui and Native American geomancy practitioner, perform a blessing ritual at the house, and the original group of women from the trip to India gathered at the home for a dinner. It was then that Lisa realized this hillside sanctuary was more than just a house; it had a soul. “This home is a great example of how a project can be not only timeless, but also transformative and truly embody the essence of what a soul is,” she says. “It celebrates the view, it celebrates nature, it provides moments of pause—you have all of these elements that represent the joy of what it is to be human.” the scale of the space, thanks to the fireplace, curved couch and built-in bookcase—while still allowing interaction. Windows above the kitchen cabinets open to the hallway, and the dining room features a large interior window with cast glass and mahogany pocket doors that can be closed when needed. “You feel like you’re always connected to the bigger part of the home, yet you always have a sense of being in a separate space,” Lisa says. The private rooms of the home are thoughtfully designed with relaxation in mind. A cabinet in the primary bedroom, made by a local San Francisco artist, hides the TV from view when not in use, while the primary bathroom is outfitted with a jetted soaking tub, purple spirited spaces stapransdesign.com
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