Balboa Island

A bayfront new build in travertine, pale oak, and glass — calm, precise, and open to the water.

Location: Newport Beach, California
Scope: New build — full interiors, millwork, and furnishings

Waterfront elevation with cantilevered terrace, pool, and bay beyond

Fig. 01 — Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California

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A waterfront house on the bay, designed as a sequence of open, light-filled rooms that all resolve toward the harbor.

The material palette is deliberately restrained — travertine, pale rift oak, honed stone, and glass — so that daylight and the water become the ornament. Millwork carries the detail: slatted screens, floating vanities, integrated lighting.

Furnishings stay low and soft against the architecture, with curved seating and quiet textiles balancing the rigor of the plan. The floating stair anchors the center of the house, lit from within its treads.

The project

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Open living and dining room with linear fireplace and pale oak paneling

Kitchen and living space opening to the terrace through full-height glass

Kitchen island in stone with wine storage and counter seating

Primary bedroom framing the harbor through a wall of glass

Primary suite with fireplace, lounge chairs, and floating millwork

Primary bath with travertine walls and a long double vanity

Powder room with a curved stone basin behind a slatted oak screen

Walk-in dressing room with glass-front cabinetry and a center island

Floating stair with illuminated treads and a sculptural pendant

Stair detail with cantilevered treads above a planted niche

Guest bedroom in soft greys with graphic art above the bed

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