Entertaining friends is the key goal put forth by the client for this remodel and 3rd floor addition to the 1970s beach house located on a hillside street just a few doors from the Pacific Ocean. MAKE took advantage of the new third floor as an opportunity to reorganize the house on its narrow site to provide a better organization and maximize the active spaces connection to the outdoors and the views of the ocean beyond. Kitchen, dining and living spaces are stacked at the front of the house with sliding doors that open the house to the crisp ocean air and views. The living room, previously on the 2nd floor was shifted to the new third floor and located adjacent a sizeable deck with a multi sliding door eroding the division between the deck and living room to create true indoor/outdoor space for the owner and her friends. A double height space with large glazed expanses opens above the kitchen to maintain connection to the living room on the third floor and draw light into the 2nd floor.Responsible remodeling practices were incorporated to retain, salvage and reuse existing elements to limit the newly processed materials needed for the remodeling. The kitchen cabinets were reorganized into a new configuration and refinished resulting in a completely new aesthetic. The majority of the exterior framing and a large portion of the existing exterior finish were retained. Foundations were carefully considered to strategically address the additional story while avoiding extensive retrofitting throughout.