Kevin Frankel, an attorney and avid sports fan, worked with Ilan Dei to design the interior of the glass-and-steel house. The circular structure includes the living room, which easily accommodates Frankel’s 50-inch plasma TV and a flock of guests. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
A painted metallic panel that Frankel found while hiking in Machu Picchu is displayed above a bench of rippling maple strips. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
Circular motifs appear all over the glass-and-steel house. Frankel bought the property in 2001 and spent three years designing the interior with Venice-based Ilan Dei. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
Spherical, white and orange sculptures were designed by Dei. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
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Fredo, a basenji, finds a comfortable spot in the guest bedroom. “The house has to take the wear and tear of me, my friends and my cantankerous dog,” Frankel says. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
Dei, with the entry table he designed of rippling wood. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
Frankel, far right, stands in the cutout pass-through that separates the living room and kitchen, with Dei, who designed the circular light fixtures, curved leather sofa and club chairs. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
“I needed a house to relax in,” says Frankel, on his deck overlooking the ocean. (Christine Cotter / LAT)
