Small Spaces that Live Large
How do you take a tiny California beachside lot and turn it into a soaring, light filled home? Grant Kirkpatrick of KAA Design Group reveals a secret or two in this interview with Riviera View. all photos from, "Lifestyles of Southern California" Riviera View: KAA is frequently designing and redefining the quintessential beach house. Due to lot sizes in Southern California, ground floor footprints are relatively humble and oftentimes flanked by neighboring buildings obstructing views and light. Yet your team still manages to maximize views and incorporate that great California light into their designs. How do they do it? Grant Kirkpatrick: We have the “KAA Tool Kit” and 20+ years of designing on tight lots to thank for that. Though each of our projects are unique (as they are inspired by the lifestyle of our clients) we will consistently bring to the process a series of design moves that we know to be winners. A few classic KAA Tools include: 1. Using clere...