Pacific Ocean, in Southern California—at The Strand at Dana Point, to be exact—this split level would feel right at home nearly 500 miles north in California Wine Country. “The project was inspired by the Napa region,” architect Chris Brandon of Brandon Architects says. “I characterize it as modern rustic design.” The hallmarks of the style featured in the architecture include natural materials, from vertical cedar siding to a textural stone veneer, as well as numerous contemporary accents, such as the blackened steel pergola
