Maliview luxury home in the Malibu Mountains at sunset

Luxury Home · Residence + Landscape

Maliview

Malibu Mountains

Project perspective

A hillside residence composed through stone, stucco, courtyards, landscape, water, and a long relationship to evening light.

The design story

Maliview is grounded in the contrast between weight and openness. Stone gives the home permanence; larger openings, terraces, courtyards, and water connect that mass to light and distance.

Rather than treating landscape as a perimeter, the project uses it to shape arrival, outdoor rooms, thresholds, and the changing character of the home from day into evening.

Stone and stucco residence in the Malibu Mountains at dusk — Material + evening light

Stone courtyard residence and illuminated pool — Courtyard + water

Custom circular window and sculptural interior detail — Interior detail + view

Structure

Maliview during framing, sheathing complete and openings cut

Completed

Plum plaster wall with a circular opening at Maliview, an Apel Design residence in the Malibu mountains — Plum plaster arch framing the view at Maliview

Spectacular Equestrian Villa Set in the Malibu Mountains — Stone terrace and loungers at Maliview at sunset

Entry at Maliview with a pendant lamp and plum floor

Bedroom at Maliview with a distressed blue built-in wall

Bathroom at Maliview with a stone wall and cast concrete basin

Blue doors and brass rail in a dressing room at Maliview

Kitchen at Maliview with a live-edge island and hillside view

Stone arcade and planting on the exterior at Maliview

Plum wall and stone niche in an interior at Maliview

Kitchen at Maliview with copper pendants over the island

Long kitchen island and stone wall at Maliview

Bathroom at Maliview with concrete surfaces and a round mirror

Concrete vanity and round mirror at Maliview

Bedroom at Maliview with blue doors opening to the terrace

Bedside detail and blue doors at Maliview

Bedroom at Maliview with blue built-in storage and deck access

Wood panel artwork and blue doors at Maliview

Stone wall and copper hood in the kitchen at Maliview

Bathroom at Maliview with a round window above the tub

Round mirror and wood bench in a bathroom at Maliview

Exterior + grounds

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 1 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 2 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 3 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 4 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 5 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 6 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 7 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 8 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 9 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 10 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 11 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 12 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains, view 13 of 13 — Maliview, a stone and plaster estate by Apel Design in the Malibu mountains

What this project shows

Lessons carried into the next commission.

Material belongs to place

Stone, plaster, glass, planting, and water create a language appropriate to the mountain setting.

Landscape is spatial

Courtyards and terraces extend rooms while shaping privacy, movement, and view.

Detail carries the story

Openings and interior moments translate the larger architectural idea to a human scale.

Rooms

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 1 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 2 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 3 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 4 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 5 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 6 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 7 of 7 — Bathroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bedroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 1 of 2 — Bedroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Bedroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 2 of 2 — Bedroom at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 1 of 3 — Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 2 of 3 — Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu, view 3 of 3 — Kitchen at Maliview, a residence by Apel Design in Malibu

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