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Law professor Carole Goldberg and s.ociologyprofessor Duane Champagn.e both teach at thelJniversity of California, Los Aneeles. Both havea fove of books and cooking. and since ma rryin9in 2003, they now share six kids arid eight grand-children as well, To.design, the couple'S green,familycentric beach getaway in Oxnard. California,architectu.ral designer Daniel Gamess-who hasoffices in Los Angeles and New Orleans-had a lotmore to consider than how high to make the twinsinks. Goldberg tells us whythecouple'~ homeis very nearly its castle.

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MY HOUSESince Duane and I envision continuing".:0 reSo?,arChEl-f"ld ;Iirite ~her ~V retire.'A'? war ns. d :2 wE E-ke n., :..pl.;c-e '!"hEre 'Nec oud work a,nd rel.ax b otn '10'1" an::.::ater. But 'A 'e also 'N2nted a bn -C I-8, :eTna1 \~;;:;l.2ld be a rea, rraSI:'1et for lar~Jefa /1Y."r' gafher,ngs. C1xn.~Tdfit ail of ourneeds: It's nea" a ,;orqI?OJ5 beach ~ust:,n hour f:o:n La:::,Angeles: tn,er~s - Eitrain 5~?Jtl(}nhere. S'J m,' bFJther andsl~ter-in-Iaw In Sa:"",[)Igo den': na'~'eodrr'ie: the cOrr'fYI'Jn1!'r' has lots: of won-dt?r ru: f3~"'l1er:;' ffl!Jfk,?rs :ha! 58 110:a j ' : /STov,m frult~. .s.nd \,'e-g!-table5~and It'Sst..l! af fordab.- 'e.

Dan ;ho'Jght of t as c.;,stks in the sand:One tower woulc be: :..}.Jan.?'s ::; ::.udy It)f;"'le! fEar sr.d ~nQthei'lio!J::d l:, ' m.r.eIn the front, -and llinklng tha ss 't\VO'b'cuk} be a ha h,\f~)~;med ';..!Ith book-C.:i:S3 n the comrrlcrI3l'ea.

'Ne ha.;e u ;::alr of st~Jdres._, 'Ne be:J.~rCj';::..rrs-C:-Ilt? on 6 -1t? :;fl"m .:n-::Hloo1" torl/ihen l"!lY m..:~~-er.. .he .s iT! her 90s.cannes to ".',:::it cJl:j because ' ,! , ', . \~dgE'!od. toc!-.;nd three e-arhrco!ns on twofloors In .~,50Q:;':pJarefeet. The scacesbenefit from regn ce d:ngs. sr.d f-e-elr!""I 'Jch I.:irger i:" I 3n t~le'!"tre. Part of- thereason '~\'as so Da.'1cou.d crEate vant&gepo m:; 'NherE .;::;ecpi-ecan 5ee-one an-other. A bal,::oflY ,n mi' :;tudy o ...r;o.: "nehO 'N il.'eS"t::i:;ted.jr5':u:=5~n;;:;, Frida Kahlo and D:egD"f.:ive f.;:,'s 11cn"' \E' In Mexl,:o des .~ r :E -d c),JU:sT I O'Gc,~m~nand ~,:-w:he t 'NO had.;,dJ-icent hO'Jses vnth a etcdro 1'1 '2achar ;:J: 9 bri':::ge :C ;E-r.~ ~}e:en.1 :, "" ,a; : was Thec o ncep t that mfOrT"h?d th s ,::e:::ig'1.

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MY HOUSEHI9h DeSl9nIo make the rno st of 13fool hIgh':enlng~ tha.t he;p draw hot arroutthrough secooci-floo- Wlndow5 rinddoors, des'get" Danel Gamess pal~tt!d 5e7ed: walls with p~ayfl.fl c olor anoioed the.., Vlllh maple plywoo-:i book-ca$"s.l;bra'v ladders {abovt P.SGCeach hem A'aco Ladder Companyjorovrde access to readi:tg mateno!r.j a sle~p,r.g oft.,1,,,1 .

Foam Follows FunctionDan 0""9,> d the olk s ".'tmg wthtne capaLtt~,. to cccb.e ii.!J o\,ernaghtacCOrr-r"'lodllLons. Lith sorcJ co-u.srsof tr.'iO fO&Tl mat:resses uoholstereobj DIamond Foam & f'abrrc The mat-t!'~5ses can b o p stacked tn tt-:(:)ff m~plepliwood frame d" .n9 the day and la.aOJt s:d~-bysdp. to torm ;. queen-sizebe d In Ihe ev.,n.n

Elementilerhe bathroorr-s feature Ocear,s!oeGlass,ule reC\'c,~ed glass nles fromIAlssion Tile \"'en, In pafe-ttes In50ln'?dOV thE ho-nes coa.tal.ettrng.lheground~floor bathroom '5tl.eo inbrowr- h