Little outdoor areas charming. Kitchen hideous.
What’s wrong with the kitchen? I’d have swapped the ovens with the cabinets next to the fridge, but other than that I like it.
I’m not a fan of this house and this bathroom really turns me off
http://www.sdlookup.com/Pictures-160046596#21
Yes, the bathroom is a bit of a turn off but maybe it looks good in real life
@notrichenough I hate the cabinetry, it looks like cheap 1950s plywood panels, no matter what it cost. I hate the hardware. I hate the island top. I hate the cabinet panels on the fridge (which is apparently a side by side, which I abhor). I’m wondering what that is under the flat screen tv. If it’s a pantry or freezer, that would be nice, but the double door is hard to figure. The placement of the ovens is foolish, as you noted.
About the only aesthetic choice I do like: the glass tiles and panel on the backsplash. Even then, I hate the strip mosaic sections. I think that strip mosaic is already beyond dated, and I just do not like it.
I’m sure the look goes with the house, but I hate it. 
That bathroom is very strange indeed. I’m also on the fence about the use of the darkish wood trim here and there throughout the house. Maybe it looks better IRL.
It’s impossible to judge the cabinets from those pictures, but I doubt they look cheap in person. I actually like the wood panels on the fridge (I have them in my own kitchen), as I don’t particularly like giant slabs of stainless steel or whatever dominating the room.
The island top is an interesting stone, I’d have to see it in person because pictures are not adequate. Not a big fan of glass backsplash, but it’s not a deal-breaker.
That bathroom looks like something out of a freshman design class group project. 
The double doors under the kitchen tv access the dumb waiter! ( There’s a pantry closet elsewhere.) Did you all see the built-in espresso machine above the built-in wine cabinet on the other side of the kitchen? It all did look better in person, although I wasn’t a fan of the bold marble on the island. DH liked it better than I did; I’ve seen pictures of other $3 million houses that I like better.
For me the kitchen style is just too cold. Smooth cabinets with all hard and squared off corners on everything don’t appeal to me. That cabinet hardware only accentuates that and it’s suddenly everywhere these days so it will likely feel dated in a few years.
Usually, kitchens like this are all white or pale gray and I’m happy to see they used some color at least in the cabinets and countertop.
To be honest, the whole house felt a bit cold with all the white concrete everywhere.
Nice house…but far to contemporary for me. Plus…the outside areas and landscaping really are fabulous…but I didn’t feel the same way about the inside pics…at all.
If someone wanted to give me a $3 million house…here’s a few I’d rather have:
This one probably needs some kind of work but omg. Elevator! http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-160039090-2434_Alcott_Ct_San_Diego_CA_92106
Nice pool and I like the way they managed to get cruise ships into a couple of the pictures; http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-160043221-760_Armada_Terrace_San_Diego_CA_92106
If these only had ocean views…http://www.sdlookup.com/Pictures-160018881 http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-160014131-1895_Altamira_Pl_San_Diego_CA_92103
And if you like modern…http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-160043824-2461_Presidio_Dr_San_Diego_CA_92103
I think the pickings might get slim in the La Jolla zip code with big views. That would be an interesting comparison.
That is a beautiful home!
I have loaded a bunch of new photos to the Flickr group. One of the key things built yesterday was the complicated staircase roof line that has to tie into the existing roof line. My friend designed a nice little bump out with pitched roof and rafters for the mid-staircase landing area. It’s hard to explain
Today’s dilemna is that the drywall guys put on the drywall sheets yesterday in the kitchen, living room, powder room and hallway areas. First, I forgot to tell them that we needed 1/4" drywall around the new doorway we built in the hall by the hall bathroom. They put on 1/2" and it’s sticking out too much next to the hall grid windows. Dang, have to take it off and put on the correct drywall… my fault for getting distracted and forgetting to tell them we designed it for 1/4" drywall.
But the bigger issue is that I walked in and they had just started taping and mudding up the kitchen. I told them that we have to wait for a drywall screw inspection before they can tape it all up. He insisted (and I know he has been doing drywall for years) that you don’t need an inspection for one or two small rooms - only when there is more than 25 sheets of drywall. I didn’t know whether to believe him or not or whether he was just making that up so his crew could keep working and not have to wait for an inspection. So, I took detailed pictures of the drywall screw patterns and then I called the inspector. Unfortunately I only have the inspector’s office number and he was already out in the field. Left message telling him what is happening and to call me if we need to stop and wait for him. We will see if I get in trouble… definitely don’t want to get in trouble with the inspector. At worse, I’m going to make these guys put in a whole new set of screws over the mud.
A lot of interior walls are going up on the top floor. Unfortunately, this is when the wide open panoramic views get closed up. It’s one thing to stand on a ‘rooftop deck’ with 360 views and another thing when all the walls go up and start blocking all the views. For example, when you come up the stairs now you only have the views straight west over the deck because there is a big wall separating deck and family room from the master bedroom. You have to walk into the bedroom to capture the northwest views. Oh well. The guys keep insisting that we should put some windows on the big wall between deck and master bedroom so that you can see through the bedroom to northwest views but that would be absolutely odd
"The guys keep insisting that we should put some windows on the big wall between deck and master bedroom so that you can see through the bedroom to northwest views but that would be absolutely odd "
you might want to listen to them…
having more sweeping vistas is ALWAYS better than less, especially since 90% of the time the people enjoying the expanded views will be the people actually buying the home, instead of their guests.
But if you stand outside at the edge of the family room deck, you can see all those sweeping northwest views, right? And the family room itself will have sweeping west and southwest views. You won’t really be depriving guests of lovely views. Any window from the family room/deck that looks through the bedroom to the bedroom balcony windows would look right across the bed itself, right? That really limits how the bedroom can be set up/decorated. And the views are very different looking through a tunnel of rooms and windows, so to speak, instead of open flooring like you’ve had so far. So the guys may be teasing you but sounds like you know it’s not really feasible.
@coralbrook, I am a newbie to this thread and cannot find the link to the flickr photos. Would you please post the link again? Thank you!
Here’s the link to the Flickr photo group with photos of CC Flip #5
https://www.■■■■■■■■■■/groups/2943085@N21/
They are in reverse chronological order and there’s way too many photos already and we haven’t even gotten to the good stuff 
A window would have to be placed outside in the deck area above the northern end of deck. This would put the window above where we are planning to stage the bed. I just think it might be odd to have a window on the wall of the deck (which is a shear wall for structure) looking through a bedroom to see views. Most likely a homeowner would have a curtain there for privacy (even though neighbors cannot see through the window, but guests or family members can see through the window) which would negate the whole reason for a window anyway.
Standing out on the deck does capture more sweeping views
What about a long narrow rectangular window above the bed? Is that called a piano window?