ATOLL HOME
(LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA)

Situated across from the Salk Institute and immediately west of the University of California at La Jolla, this home is deprived of the possibility of any reasonable views beyond it's site, as it is surrounded by a multitude of two-story box-a-texture from some previous obsolete time. The concept of internalizing views in an atoll form was born from the circumstances of the site. The sout side naturally became semi-subterranean for privacy and insulation from street noise. Like a large mythological dragon curving on its foe, this home ascends northerly, from level to level, in rhythmic harmony to the tune of the natural elevations of the site. This home is primarily of lava-rock walls, the rock brought in from the deserts by the owner. Its cement vaults, light in color, step-up from one end to the other. There are no obstructions over entrances from one space to another. Although Kellegg was the architect of this home he also designed the art work of mosaics in the baths, while Jim Hubbell concentraced on the stained-glass and the brass water sculpture in the fountain at the entrance. This is a large house with three fireplaces, four bedrooms, and three baths all separated from the maids quarters off a three-car garage.