Clever Design, Personal Character
The Dover Shores Residence is notable for the density of personal touches woven into an otherwise clean contemporary design. Located in the Dover Shores neighborhood of Newport Beach, this home demonstrates one of H & J's most valued capabilities: the ability to execute highly customized, client-specific details without compromising the design coherence of the whole.
The clients approached H & J with a long list of specific requirements — particular storage configurations, preferred hardware details, functional solutions developed from years of living in previous homes. H & J's design and drafting team translated these requirements into a cabinetry system that delivers every requested function while maintaining the visual discipline of contemporary design.
Hidden details are a recurring theme throughout this project: concealed charging stations, pull-out kitchen accessories that disappear when not in use, built-in storage solutions for specific collections and equipment. Each of these elements was engineered by H & J's team as a custom solution rather than an adapted standard product, resulting in a home that works exactly as the owners imagined.
H & J's custom cabinet process begins with listening — understanding how a family actually lives, what they need from their cabinetry, and how those needs can be served while elevating the home's design. The Dover Shores Residence is the result of that process at its most thorough.