Carbon Beach House

Location

Malibu, California

Scope

Full interior architecture and furnishing, 6,400 sq ft, oceanfront

Duration

14 months

The original solid parapet along the beach-facing elevation was doing structural work that a glass balustrade could do just as well. We replaced it with a single continuous run of low-iron glass, removing the last visual barrier between the living floor and the water without touching the load path behind it.