Frank Lloyd Wright

645 Prospect Crescent
Pasadena, CA

$4,995,000

Millard House (La Miniatura), 1923
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Recognized by Wright as the earliest 'Usonian' house, La Miniatura is also the first residence to utilize Wright's highly inventive textile block building system. The Millard House is internationally recognized as one of the world's most important works of architecture. Now, following a multi-year restoration, the complex offers one of the most romantic, and creative living spaces anywhere. Sited on nearly an acre of gardens within the Prospect Historic District of Pasadena, the residence and studio include: 4 bedrooms, and 4 baths, 2 kitchens, living room, formal dining room, and semi-attached garages. The

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The Payne Residence

3813 Ronda Vista Place
Los Angeles, CA

$2,299,000

Architect’s own residence! Functionalism transcends the box in this suave exploration of contemporary modernism on a street-to-street double-lot with sweeping views, pool and a separate loft-like concrete & glass studio.

Mirroring the distant crest of the high San Gabriels, Payne’s design exploits both the gentle horizontal curve of Ronda Vista Place & dramatic verticality in the cliff-like forms presented to the down-slope garden and pool. Within, distant vistas and high-ceilinged space are bent and refracted, as if natural crystalline forms had grown and merged into a sequence determined by geologic, natural geometries. Ceilings covered with faceted, origami-like cherry

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Belmont

Lastic Hill
Castries, Saint Lucia, W.I

$1,995,000

The stately island residence set within a 8.5 acre park-like nature reserve overlooking Castries Harbor is a classic and rare example of West Indies Creole Architecture. Maintained in museum-like condition, and long-time winter residence of a well known Hollywood screenwriter, Belmont is now available for private acquisition. Here one experiences Island living apart from, but within the context and authentic culture of the island. The true romance and magic of Saint Lucia is alive and well at Belmont.

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The Kawahara Residence, 1969

SOLD

First offering: The Kawahara Residence, 1969. This iconic masterwork composed in steel and glass, with its refined detailing, clearly achieves Ellwood's stated objective of 'beauty through order'. The residence is a literal embodiment of the Miesian aphorism 'Less is More'. The upper level living area is a glass envelope supported by the ground level bedrooms, a plan that elevates the house to seemingly merge with the sky, transforming the measurable into the immeasurable. A new master suite, accessed by a glass bridge, and designed by Ellwood Associate James Tyler, FAIA directly opens to the pool, spa and gardens. The property is located in the equestrian community of Rolling Hills

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The Mizuno Studio/Residence, 1964

2960 Glenmanor
Los Angeles, CA

$1,595,000

The Mizuno Studio/Residence, 1964; with later additions. Art, Architecture and landscape not separate, but combining as one brings forth a singular live/work environment at once an icon of L.A.’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle, and a celebration of Mizuno’s Japanese cultural heritage. A timeless sense of repose, peace and tranquility pervades the environment. The property is hidden in Atwater Village next to the greening Los Angeles River. Just minutes to Los Feliz, Silverlake or Downtown Los Angeles. Artists studio would also be appropriate for a theatre.

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Classic Post and Beam Design, 1955

1300 Monument Street
Pacific Palisades, CA

$1,560,000

From the body of work discovered thus far, it is clear that Pollack & Kahn fully mastered the now classic post & beam glass house style pioneered by the U.S.C. School of Architecture just after the war. Their work seems most closely aligned with that of Richard Dorman’s designs of the period. The living spaces are lifted, and set above the carport to allow maximum light and views from the close-in hillside setting. Inside, a prominent roof beam projects through the living room and out beyond the glass wall, focusing one’s view out to the treetop vistas, with a glimmer of the ocean just beyond. Rare, especially in the Palisades, this light filled living environment carefully integrates 3

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Alfredo De Vido, Architect

36 High Street
Armonk, NY

$1,360,000

The Megerle Residence-1978 - MODERN ART – DRAMATIC ARCHITECTURAL SUNLIT HOME. Perched atop water on a nearly 12 acre private setting, you find modern design by award winning architect Alfredo De Vido. Walls of glass greet you upon approach, all taking in natures wonders; water, wooded beauty and gently rolling hillsides. The home's back-to-back architectural floor to-ceiling corner fireplaces compliment entertaining spaces including the tropical, indoor solar designed, glass ceiling garden room with swimming pool. Art itself, this home's interior white walls offer gallery like presentation. The Almilmo European eat-in kitchen has sophisticated white and silver cabinetry accented by Verner

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Mills Studio Architects

9360 Reverie Road
Los Angeles, CA

$1,295,000

The Fehlau / de Lumeau Residence -- Mills Studio Architects. Completed in 2000.

In collaboration with the architect, contemporary artist Fred Fehlau and Greg de Lumeau have created a space where life, work and pleasure are one. Located in the northeastern foothills of Los Angeles just 15 miles from the city center, this epic structure unabashedly protrudes from the arid landscape.

The shell of the structure envelops approximately 4500 square feet of live/work space and is elegantly portioned off into both intimate and public spaces; including 3 bedrooms 2 baths and a full gourmet kitchen. Acting as a sort of fulcrum, the entire structure is intersected by an

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Bret Thoeny, AIA

SOLD

The Thoeny Residence, 2008: the architects own home. With more than just a tip of the hat to the now famous mid-century modernist Palm Springs aesthetic, Thoeny has incorporated revivalist elements into a new program for desert luxury living. The two story residence is sited to capture distant mountain views across the City and valley, and is set well back from the street behind the parking court. The scale of the living spaces, quality and attention to detail throughout the residence will satisfy even the most sophisticated, and demanding. The property continues to be impeccably maintained, even while offered at sgnificantly less than replacement cost. Includes: 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths,

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