TIMBER RIDGE

Perched atop a sun-drenched knoll within Carmel’s Santa Lucia Preserve, this residence reinterprets classical French Provincial architecture through a contemporary California lens. Sheltered beneath a canopy of heritage valley oaks, the home is organized along heavy, hand-coursed stone demising walls designed to evoke ancient Provençal ruins emerging from the hillside. These rustic spine walls anchor the structure to its topography, drawing a deliberate contrast between timeless tectonic permanence and airy, light-filled living spaces framed by broad views across the ridge.