Originally published in the September/October 2015 issue of Robb Report Home & Style as “A Fresh Approach”

Sheer drama in the form of a hefty arched limestone entryway greets visitors to this Newport Beach, Calif., home. Guests of the owners pass beneath the outermost arch, through doors with Moorish carvings, and across a 900-square-foot courtyard to a second set of doors. These elements hint at the scale and craftsmanship awaiting inside the 16,300-square-foot waterfront estate, whose warmth creates a sense that the hac…