SILICON BAY 725 Cypress Avenue, Hermosa Beach L to R, Top: Paige Rubenstein, Ryan Schlee, Raul Valles, Christian Salceda Bottom: Wylber Gomez, Alan Laidlaw, Freddy Contreras
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DESCRIBE THE FEATURED PROJECT.
that was able to survive during these testing
A collaboration between Silicon Bay and Laney
times and are proud to have been able to
LA architects, this 3,750-square-foot residence
bring on people who lost their jobs in other
was featured as a Los Angeles Times “Home
service industries.
of the Week.” Spanning three stories on The Strand in Hermosa Beach, it includes a beach
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room with a 12-foot quartzite bar, a sunken
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courtyard six feet from the sand, and a pent-
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house owner’s suite with a mini bar. Filled with
Our focus is to create the best home we can for
warm woods and walls of glass, every single
our clients and for the architects, designers and
space takes in ocean views.
everyone else involved. We spend as much time as is needed to help develop and implement
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every need and wish. Many times that includes
Silicon Bay is a full-service general contractor
mockups and several iterations to get to the best
specializing in high-end luxury homes in the
final solution. For example, we poured several
South Bay. Our team has been working together
samples of board-formed concrete to get the
for more than a decade. and collectively we have
scalloping details just right for one client. For
60+ years of experience in building and develop-
another, we built a hot tub out of wood in our
ment. Our main focus is to create a relationship
parking lot so they could see the size, know
and memorable experience for the homeowners.
exactly where the water will hit their shoulders
First we build trust, then we build your home. We
when they are seated in it, and customize the
pride ourselves on our ability to work as a fluid
placement of the jets before we had the final
team with architects and designers. The Silicon
metal one made.
dream home, and we honor the communication
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and collaboration that goes into it.
We were recently involved in a project in Los Cabo, Mexico. While we enjoy being close to
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our South Bay projects and having the ability to
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check on them daily, we are open to working on
We feel very fortunate to have a business
more projects in other cities in the future!
SOUTHBAY HOME I 2021
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Bay team understands what it means to build a