Residents and visitors entering the grounds from the Avenue of the Stars wind past a grassy lawn ringed with palm trees to a motor court centered on three fountains. A glass canopy extends from a double-height vestibule to form a porte-cochere that leads to a grand lobby overlooking terraced gardens to the south. The gardens – designed by celebrated landscape architect Pamela Burton with expansive lawns, mature trees, and drought-tolerant plantings organized around a reflecting pool – provide a variety of spaces, from informal rooms with outdoor fireplaces for entertaining to intimate arbor-covered seating areas.