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"Del Mar was this beautiful place for architects to practice," says Anderson. Blending Sea Ranch minimalism with San Diego warmth, Anderson's floor plan is alive with light, space, and graphic elements. High ceilings and a massive fireplace create an intimate, cocooning atmosphere rooted in nature. Today, Anderson's original design remains miraculously intact. It's a fitting tribute given Dave's mayoral contributions. He set out to preserve Del Mar's semi-rural character — no sidewalks, no street lights, and low-scale development. Dave's political legacy also includes saving the Gothic design of Torrey Pines Bridge. "e vision has always been keeping Del Mar as this livable, walkable community," says Dave, who takes daily runs on the nearby bluff trail and beach. e couple is downsizing, enlisting Rande Turner Collective of Pacific Sotheby's International Realty to list the property. Like Dave, Turner is fluent in all things Del Mar. e house is inexorably linked to its place. Even the stained glass window radiates with local lore, designed by Claus Von Wendel, the same artist who created the windows at Bully's, the shuttered local landmark. Up on the roof deck, that treehouse feeling floods in. ere are no neighbors at eye level, only birds. e landscape includes a landmark Torrey pine, a mythical Banyan fig tree, Canary pines, and an orchid tree that lures hummingbirds year-round. "On a clear day, you can see San Clemente and Santa Catalina islands," says Druker. "It's just been an incredible life for us here." LOFTY AMBITIONS Del Mar architect Howard Anderson returned to the house to find his original design miraculously intact; the dining room peers onto a Japanese garden; an aerial view depicts the abundance of trees around the house PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUNTER SCHEIDT PORTRAITS BY VINCENT KNAKAL AERIAL PHOTO BY SHAY BLECHWYNDEN << @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE JULY 2024 73