A Remarkable Survivor: Pasadena’s 1947 Plywood House, $1.64M
The year was 1949—the U.S. was well on its way to economic recovery after WWII, but there was still a chronic housing shortage. The now-famous Case Study House program began in response to the need for economical and efficient building solutions in the LA area, but there were other innovative efforts led by architects like Lawrence Test, who designed this residence for a plywood company salesman, Henry Hernly, in Pasadena. Unlike conventional structures, plywood was set entirely within the redwood post-and-beam structure, using marine-grade plywood for the exterior-facing panels and mahogany, elm and beech instead of conventional plaster on the interior. Photo Credit: Cameron CarothersPerhaps just as important, the Hernly House setting was an early Southern California landscape project designed by the renowned Garrett Eckbo. Under the careful, sympathetic stewardship of only two owners in nearly six decades, home is in remarkably good condition, and as one of Pasadena’s most important Modernist structures, the Hernly House is noted in Robert Winter and David Gebhart’s essential Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles, and is eligible for Mills Act tax incentives.Photo Credit: Cameron CarothersPhoto Credit: Cameron CarothersPhoto Credit: Cameron CarothersPhoto Credit: Cameron CarothersMore: Go to the listing for additional details and images, including period Julius Shulman images; there’s also a brief IG video that tells the story best. A unique opportunity to acquire a seminal work of Mid-Century architecture and landscape design, represented by veteran architecture expert, broker Brian Lindner of Compass.Photo Credit: Cameron CarothersThe post A Remarkable Survivor: Pasadena’s 1947 Plywood House, $1.64M appeared first on California Home+Design.
A Wonderfully Reimagined Mid-Century By Ome Dezin, $5M
Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner of the home design and development studio Ome Dezin recently brought this 1970s classic Brentwood home into the 21st Century by transforming its good (but tired), original bones into an exceptionally calm and serene haven. Set on a generous lot high above the Valley, the 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home retains its original architectural integrity and is still a perfect example of mid-century indoor/outdoor living.Photo Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyJust off the entry is a miraculous survivor from the 1970s—a curving wall of glass in the original dining room.Photo Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyWhat We Love: The vibrant but cohesive materials palette of pale tones and warm wood, but especially the handmade Moroccan zellige tiles from Zia.Photo Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyBelow, the primary suite and its spa-level bath.Photo Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyPhoto Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyMore: Go to the listing for additional images and details, plus a floor plan. An outstanding opportunity to acquire a move-in ready view home in Brentwood, represented by the real estate sister duo Claire and Sam O’Connor of O’Connor Estates. Stop by the open house this Sunday, July 28 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.Photo Credit: Sterling Reed PhotographyThe post A Wonderfully Reimagined Mid-Century By Ome Dezin, $5M appeared first on California Home+Design.
The Most Beautiful Vineyard Property in Sonoma, $32.5M
For more than two decades, the San Francisco firm Aidlin Darling Design has been producing extraordinary buildings, crafted with an intuitive, deeply responsive aesthetic. Completed In 2005, this equally extraordinary compound of structures—placed around courtyards and reflecting pools—is a sanctuary at the heart of a 132-acre property in Glen Ellen.Photo Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyPhoto Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyPhoto Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyPhoto Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyThe Team: Josh Aidlin and David Darling at Aidlin Darling Design, Marta Fry at Munder Fry Landscape Associates, and Cello + Maudru Construction. Below, the principal kitchen and the primary suite, both with the same exceptional simplicity seen throughout.Photo Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyPhoto Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyPhoto Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyThe 42+ acre vineyard is planted primarily in Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot while also nurturing smaller quantities of Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Sauvignon Blanc, plus an orchard of fruit trees and a substantial vegetable garden, all managed using organic and sustainable best practices. Photo Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyThe guest house, is executed with the same intention and rigor as the main structure.Photo Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyMore: Go to the listing for additional details and images, plus a video. A world-class vineyard property with unmatched architectural integrity offered by Daniel Casabonne at Sotheby’s International Realty, co-listed with Frederic Eklund and Marcy Roth at Douglas Elliman. Additionally you can follow Aidlin Darling Design on instagram and view Aidlin Darling Design: Architecture for the Senses, a film about the firm’s extraordinary, intuitive design process.Photo Credit: Robert Vente for Sotheby’s International RealtyThe post The Most Beautiful Vineyard Property in Sonoma, $32.5M appeared first on California Home+Design.
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