Pollack & Kahn Engineers, 1955
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On the Market: Rocca Way
Last week I got to shoot this Country French style home, situated very close to the UCLA campus, my old stomping grounds:
The MLS listing is here.
Postmodern Architectural on the market in Malibu
From the ArchitectureForSale.com website: A Parnassus for creative living. Hidden down a long gated drive, the compound exploits 270-degree coastline and mountain views from its 5-acre promontory site. Symmetrically arrayed around the parking courtyard entry is a full-size tennis court; masonry wall defining the Sculpture Garden; and the residence oriented to the wide Pacific. Two pavilions bridge a large water fountain and pond, convertible back to a swimming pool if so desired. Earth, air and water come together in this daring postmodernist design fittingly called “The Temple of the Muses.” Traditional conceptions of space are deconstructed, particularly in the master suite. Both complexity and contradiction abound. Lower-level guest suite/screening room is accessible via an elevator from the master suite. Poured-concrete garage accommodates 4-car parking and storage for large art pieces or extensive collections of any nature. Bring your imagination and make this private world your own.
I photographed this postmodern residence a couple weeks back – incredible sightlines of the coast north and south, secluded, and exhibiting very kaleidoscope-like architectural planes that reminded me of the best of oneohtrix point never’s videos.
Bret Thoeny, AIA – Palm Springs, CA
The Thoeny Residence, 2008: the architect’s 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 significantly less than replacement costs. Includes 4 bedroosm, 4.5 baths, office, pool, patios and gardens.
The Historic Lubken Ranch
First offering in 50 years: Lubken Ranch is a 759 acre paradise at the foot of Mount Whitney with priceless water rights the L.A. Department of Water and Power never managed to acquire (remember the movie Chinatown?).
Sited within what architect Richard Neutra proclaimed to be the greatest expanse of free open space he’d witnessed since the Gobi Desert, Lubken Ranch is today a working cattle ranch with rich possibilities for future creative development (Western Sagaponac?). Satellite views show the ranch to be an oasis of green within the vast panoramic landscape. With uncounted miles of surrounding land owned by the BLM and DWP, the feeling on the land is as if you own your own National Park.
Improvements include water systems, corrals, a 4 bedroom 3 bath ranch house, outbuildings, and the old Pheasant Hunting Clubhouse now converted to living quarters. The ranch is an easy 3 hour drive from Los Angeles. There is a 60′ wide 4,000 foot airport runway at an elevation of 3,680 feet just 5 minutes from Lubken Ranch. Reduced from a local broker’s price of over $20 million dollars, the Ranch now represents a unique and viable investment opportunity in land, water, and scenic beauty.
The Lawrence/Harris Residence 1983-2004
Thom Mayne & Michael Rotondi, Architects
Harris Revisions: Daly, Genik, Architects
A rigorous post-modern approach to the design of this celebrated landmark of modern beach living has honed a structure strikingly apart from, yet correct for its beach city context. The resulting program triumphs with solutions over challenges posed by dense urbanism, and seaside entropy.
From the imposing three story entry, an elevator whisks one to the top floor where space, light and air are the hallmarks of living and dining areas surrounded by panoramic vistas dominated by the beach and ocean. There is a natural flow to the kitchen, and out to a garden roof terrace.
Verticality is broken by a multi split-level floor plan incorporating a master bedroom with built-ins, fireplace, ample closets, and ocean views. There are two additional bedrooms, 2.5 luxuriously appointed baths, den/library, wine cellar, laundry and 2 car garage.
The entire additional corner lot is devoted to gardens, additional parking and play areas, with entries from different areas of the house as the lot steps up the gentle slope.
