Venice couple builds a modern home on top of a Venice cottage

Venice is home to a lot of extravagant architecture, whether it's Frank Gehry's playful deconstructions or Franklin Israel's experiments in postmodern collage. Yet even in such environs, Robert Choeff and Krystyan Keck's home on Cabrillo Avenue stands out. "We definitely have more than our share of gawkers," Keck says. "But it's sort of nice to be a celebrity in the neighborhood."

By Paul Young

October 3, 2009