Our current house (Traditional California 70's) is the opposite of what we want (Modern).

We're thinking of some major renovation/ remodeling - just in the dreaming phase.

Currently:

The dream concept:

That's just a concept plan off the internet (for the same lot size) to demonstrate the architecture.

Land is expensive here, so buying land and then constructing new is out of reach.

Can this much magic be done on an existing, California home? Where do we start?