This cosmopolitan estate built by Matarozzi Pelsinger is nestled away in a seaside hamlet a short ride and a whole world away from San Francisco. The ...
This cosmopolitan estate built by Matarozzi Pelsinger is nestled away in a seaside hamlet a short ride and a whole world away from San Francisco. The home sits on 7.7 acres punctuated by a guest house, a barn, orchards, gardens and majestic oak trees. Light and air flow through an architecture that breathes with the offshore winds. The scale confidently exposes it's extraordinary craft, with high ceilings, Chinkapin oak, reclaimed European oak floors and custom Spanish walnut cabinetry hand hewed by renowned artisans. The vernacular is cultivated, informed by travels through Asia, Europe and South America. A trip to Pablo Neruda's home inspired the trees that permeate the cottage and support the balcony overlooking the lagoon inhabited by egrets and herons. The estate is perched on a plateau in Bolinas' most agreeable climate, a banana belt between the equestrian horseshoe hill and the lagoon where friendly, worldly neighbors appreciate their space and the gardens can grow nearly anyth