Residence over the ocean: remaking an old house on the Pacific coast

What could be better at home by the ocean? Only a beautiful house by the ocean. This, for example, is beautiful with every wrong angle. Nina Monte and Harvey Karp for 15 years did not dare to make repairs in their house (an area of almost 600 sq. M.), Located on the Pacific coast. During this time, Harvey wrote a best-selling book about the new techniques of lulling violent babies, left medical work and, along with his wife, entered the orderly ranks of environmental activists. After several timid attempts to do withwith their aged home, at least something the couple decided to turn to a professional. They became the architect Patrick Tay (Patrick Tighe). According to many critics, his work sometimes goes beyond design, confidently moving toward art. The spouses needed such a man. The architect chose white as the main color of the interior. Against this background, the owners' collection looked much more advantageous, besides, the white walls beautifully shaded the main attribute of the interior - the view of the Pacific Ocean. Patrick Ty slightly redesigned architecturebuilding, turning it ... into a boat. At least, it was such an associative series held by the hosts. From the huge panoramic windows in the dining room you can see only the ocean, and from the windows of the irregular geometric form in the office - only the mountains. Our opinion We, of course, do not know how to hide roofsneighboring houses, but we know for sure that this interior is not difficult to repeat with the help of inexpensive furniture from IKEA. Of course, you won't find iconic items like the Barcelona chair from the Eames Aluminum Group or the Egg Chair from Arne Jacobsen, but most of the items in this house are quite ascetic and can be almost completely purchased from the famous Swedish manufacturer, and such a collection will cost much less than any of the branded armchairs of this interior. Well, if the budget allows, it is better to turn to the originals and buy armchairs and chairs from Vitra, which has the rights to almost all the world's masterpieces of the classics of minimalism and constructivism. nytimes.com