Two rows of red theater recliners before counter seating and wood cabinetry with a wet bar — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Modern Zen Mountain House / Calabasas, California

The Home Theater

A home theater in the spirit of zen

For the times when a different kind of view is wanted, the Modern Zen Mountain House in Calabasas, California has a home theater set beneath the View Room. It is minimal but never austere: refined details of wood and steel, a palette of earthy hues, plush red reclining seats and a custom Douglas fir colonnade that surrounds and embraces the room.

Tiered red recliners in the theater, timber columns and a curved dark ceiling above — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Built for the experience

Tiered rows face the screen, with a standing bar at the back for guests who prefer to perch, and the projector is housed above the entry doors in the same light wood and dark steel as the rest of the house. Soundproofing keeps the drama on the screen, so a film never disturbs the rest of the home.

Theater entry doors and projector housing in light wood and dark steel — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Theater aisle with red recliners facing the screen beneath a curved dark ceiling — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Part of the whole

The theater borrows the vocabulary of the house, from the timber columns with their steel capitals to the dark ceilings and warm wood, so it reads as part of the architecture rather than a room fitted out with equipment.

Standing bar with stools at the back of the theater, looking toward the screen — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Rows of red reclining theater seats framed by Douglas fir columns — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

Wet footprints lead from the outdoor table to the glowing infinity pool above the city lights — Modern Zen Mountain House, a custom home in Calabasas, California

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