Malibu, California · Design transformation

31801 Pacific Coast Highway

An inherited traditional scheme reconsidered as an open contemporary residence connected to the coast.

31801 PCH transformed contemporary residence

From inherited form to a new relationship with the coast

The project began with an approved traditional Mediterranean scheme: pitched roofs, arches and a highly divided interior.

Group‑S reinterpreted the residence as a sequence of horizontal planes. The design reduces visual weight, opens living spaces toward the ocean and integrates water, terraces and planted roofs with the hillside.

The inherited scheme

Existing site plan — Existing site organization

Existing first-floor plan — Existing compartmentalized plan

Existing elevations — Traditional elevations

Existing sections — Existing relationship to the hillside

The Group‑S transformation