We toured the Spacestation in CV, which showed the potential of contemporary architecture, but left us hanging - and hoping for better examples.
The Division Knoll Residence in Big Sur, California was designed by Sagan Piechota Architecture.
Elemental in nature – walls of glass, floors of stone, supports of concrete, a roof of copper – “it’s not really about the architecture itself, but more about the architecture as a vessel for looking at the view,” says Daniel Piechota.
Because of the simplicity of materials, it’s almost an invisible structure. There are certain angles where you’re pretty much looking through the house, and you almost don’t see it.
Marilyn Monroe’s old house in Brentwood just sold for 7% over list price.
“Urged by her psychiatrist to ‘put down roots,’ she had found the house and bought it—all by herself. She had liked the house and took a trip to Mexico to look for furnishings and fabrics. She especially liked the garden, where she often played with her poodle, Maf.” According to the Marilyn Monroe Memories web site, “This was the first property that Marilyn Monroe ever owned. She took out a mortgage which started on 1st March 1962, was for 15 years, and Marilyn made monthly payments of $320. The house was situated at the end of a small cul-de-sac, and was very private, away from the busy roads.”
12305 5TH HELENA Dr Los Angeles, CA
Beds:
4
Baths:
3
Sq. Ft.:
2,624
$/Sq. Ft.:
$1,467
Lot Size:
0.53 Acres
Year Built
1929
Style:
Hacienda
Community:
Brentwood
MLS remarks: Sprawling & very special authentic 1929 Hacienda situated behind tall gates at the end of a quiet cul de sac on over 23K sq ft (per assessor) of tree-filled grounds. The crown jewel & largest property of all the Helenas (one of Brentwood’s most romantic & coveted locations) affording lovely vistas & grt privacy & seclusion yet in close proximity to San Vicente shops & restaurants & the Sunday Farmer~s Market. Thick walls, traditional casement windows, polished concrete & terra cotta tile floors, original wood beamed ceilings & period hardware & tiles create a warm, inviting & unique environment. French doors open to private courtyard, expansive grassy yard, pool, citrus grove & beautiful setting. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths + formal living room, family room, office, pool-side game room & separate children~s play house. Sun-filled cook~s kitchen opens to spacious courtyard garden. Wonderful charm & great architecture inside & out. Magical property in the finest Brentwood neighborhood.
In what might be labeled a fire sale, J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has chopped the asking price for his Chicago home by more than 25%.
We’ve previously written about Mr. Dimon’s trouble selling the regal 13,500-square-foot home with eight-bedrooms and nine-bathrooms. Several years ago, Mr. Dimon was asking $13.5 million, but it was priced at $9.5 million earlier this year. Now, it’s $6.95 million. Mr. Dimon can still come out ahead: He paid $4.68 million in 2000.
“They’re trying to make a bold move to get ahead of the market,” says Jim Kinney, vice president of luxury sales for Baird & Warner, a residential brokerage in Chicago. “This time next year, that house is not going to be on the market. They’re going to find whatever it takes to get it sold.”
The home built in 1870 boasts a chef’s kitchen, a workout room that includes a steam room, a rooftop terrace and staff quarters. But be warned: The listing pictures were taken when the house was furnished. Mr. Dimon hasn’t lived there since 2004 when he relocated to Manhattan after the J.P. Morgan Chase’s merger with Bank One, where he had been chairman and CEO.
Julius Shulman, who passed away last year at age 98, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement, and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. A documentary about him, called Visual Acoustics, has been running on the Sundance Channel – more at this link: http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/
Hat tip to kwaping for sending along the Glass Pavilion, in Montecito, CA:
5br/6ba, 13,875 sf
3.49-acre lot
32 cars
6 years to build
$35 million
“An almost entirely glass home, it allows the occupants to be comfortably inside while completely enveloped within nature. Through the use of massive structural steel beams, the home is able to appear weightless, as it hovers above an expansive lawn.” http://montecitopavilion.com/
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