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"Meeting of the Minds\nA Harmonious Partnership Yields a Dramatic Residence on Hawaii's Kona Coast\nArchitects Ricardo and Victor Legorreta collaborated with designers Paul Vincent Wiseman, Joseph Matzo and James Hunter, of The Wiseman Group, on Sandy and Jeanne Robertson's Hawaii house. Scott Seymour was the landscape designer; the firm Shah Kawasaki served as executive architects.\nMuch of the furniture, including the living area's sofa, lounge chair and padded low table, was designed by The Wiseman Group. Ming panels are on the wall; on the table is a bronze from Legorreta of the house in 3,000 years. Pollack sofa fabric. Stripe on ottomans, Bergamo. Stark chair fabric.\nTwo of the dining table's three sections. \"We made leaves that link each section to the adjacent table. It can be configured to seat exactly as many guests as are present,\" Wiseman explains. The painting is a 1997 work by Robert Mangold.\nA passageway lets the Robertsons access the lap pool, left, from the master bedroom without entering the house's public spaces. The Warring States-period vessel was one of the many pieces the couple and Wiseman collected together for the residence.\nTo protect the lap pool from the heat and rain, Ricardo Legorreta partially enclosed it; he took his inspiration for the color from jacaranda blossoms. \"The palette is hotter than normal for me, but you don't do all beige with Ricardo,\" Wiseman says of the house's hues.\n\nSee more Modern Homes \u00BB\n\"Architecture is a reflection of the people who commission it; a good project has to have a good client,\" Legorreta observes.\n\nEach bedroom has water views\u2014one projects into a shallow reflecting pool. A wall, at right, separates it from one of the main public areas.\n\"The lightly flamed black-granite bottom of a water feature is repeated on a bedroom's floor to enhance the seamless transition from outside to in,\" remarks Wiseman, who adds, \"It's the most seductive bedroom I've ever done.\" Chairs and ottoman, Holly Hunt. Osborne Little pillow fabric.\nAmphitheater-style seating draws visitors to the central courtyard's sunken water feature. \"This is the reunion point of the house. Besides offering a peaceful site, it gives a visual composition of shapes, colors and volumes,\" says Legorreta.\nThe ocean-facing terrace features several areas for intimate dining and socializing.\n\"We're stewards of this work of art that functions as a home,\" muses Jeanne Robertson.\n\nHovering above the main pool, \"a squared volume works as structure for the second story and seems to float over the water,\" says Legorreta. The curved roof allows natural light into the living room. Perennials cushion and pillow fabrics. Ralph Lauren Home hurricane lamps."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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