Hollywood Hills moderne by C. Raimond Johnson on the market for the first time in 25 years

The iconic 1940’s Hollywood Hills moderne by C. Raimond Johnson, AIA is on the market for the first time in 25 years.

5 bd / 8 ba

$11,750,000

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Johnson was a USC university architect who worked on several buildings on and off campus including Biegler Hall of Engineering and Kerkhoff Hall.

Built in 1941 on 1.8 acres of lushly landscaped grounds with a motor court and a resort sized pool, the residence features architectural design swagger rarely seen today.

The two-story entry offers an emoji-heart eye inducing curved glass staircase, parquet floors, and wood-paneled walls leading to an open living room with wall of glass looking out to city views.

Hidden within a gated community North of Franklin Avenue the residence is listed for $11.75 million.

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Listing courtesy of Brett Lawyer – Hilton & Hyland

Rodney Walker’s expanded Lachs House in Bel Air seeks $2.9M

Located in Bel Air in a tranquil and private setting offering canyon views, the Lachs House by Rodney Walker will continually inspire those that live within its impeccably designed walls.

3 bd / 2 ba

$2,890,000

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After studying engineering and art at UCLA, Walker worked for R.M. Schindler and later gained architectural recognition as the designer of three completed Case Study houses included in Arts & Architecture’s Case Study program.

Known for “exploring the adaptability of new ideas in small houses” the Lachs House was originally built in 1958 as a two-bedroom, two-bath residence measuring 1,440 square feet. Using the original floor plan, the home was later expanded by adding a master suite and a separate building that can be used as an office, yoga studio, or media room.

Remaining true to organic architecture found in the iconic mid-century modern homes, the interior effortlessly connects its residents with nature and the surrounding drought-tolerant landscaping via an extensive use of glass and soaring roof lines. Open, expansive, and welcoming public spaces encourage dinners and gatherings while three bedrooms located on either side of the house offer the unparalleled luxury of both privacy and seclusion.

Just minutes from the vibrant Beverly Glen Center, this Bel Air home is seeking $2.89 million.

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Listing courtesy of Christopher Pomeroy & Deborah Glusker – Crosby Doe

Neutra’s Bonnet House in the Hollywood Hills seeks $1.8M

Published in Architectural Record and Arts & Artists magazines, the Bonnet House by Richard Neutra located in the Hollywood Hills was (and still is) widely hailed by critics.

2 bd / 2 ba

$1,795,000

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Known for integrating his architectural homes into their surroundings, Neutra designed the Bonnet House as a series of cubes angled into a steep hillside.

The 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence is brilliantly sited to maximize Southwest views of the surrounding Hollywood Hills and the twinkling City lights below.

Dwell magazine reports David Hay, a Los Angeles based playwright and journalist, carefully restored and updated the interior with no changes to the original floor plan but added new electrical, plumbing, central air conditioning, along with adding Wi-Fi, plasmas digital TV and wired sound.

Noteworthy features – like International Style ribbon windows and a mobile glass wall leading to a flagstone view deck – incorporates indoor-outdoor living in every room.

Other features include a light-filled wood accented great room that flows into two patios, top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen, sexy master bathroom, a glass-walled master bedroom with an open hearth fireplace and rare curved details that echo Neutra’s Kaufman House of the same area. Private landscaped grounds based on the original plans with a mix of mature foliage, new garden planting and terraces throughout.

Asking price is $1.795M.

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Listing courtesy of Ilana Gafni & Crosby Doe – Crosby Doe

J.J. Mulvihill Residence and Lyle Design Studio in Sierra Madre seeks $1.6M

Two residences in Sierra Madre sited on a generous, hillside lot with one aptly described “Like an ocean liner poised on a promontory.”

3 bd / 5 ba

$1,590,000

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The J.J. Mulvihill Residence was built in 1949 by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris (a Richard Neutra apprentice.) Harris developed his own architectural style that “is characterized by a careful use of materials and clean, fluid spaces.” Unlike the three-storied Mary and Lee Blair Residence and Studio, Harris designed that mimics the levels of the hillside it rests on, the Mulvihill residence juts up and across in a powerful horizontal form against its mountainous backdrop. The 2,000-square-foot, three-level home celebrates Harris’ multivalent approach to architecture and features a prow of glass, grey-green painted redwood, and red brick.

Built in 1986, the two-story John T. Lyle design studio is located off to the side. At first glance the studio’s sharp roof angles and seemingly random custom windows of all shapes and sizes appears to clash with Harris’ calm, boxy volume above but yet it somehow blends with Harris’s design and the surrounding landscape.

Asking price is $1.590M.

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Listing courtesy of Matthew Berkley, Scott Lander & Barbara Lamprecht – Deasy Penner

Buff, Straub & Hensman’s stunning Thomson House in Pasadena is up for grabs

Restored to museum quality perfection, Buff, Straub & Hensman’s Thomson House in Pasadena is up for grabs.

3 bd / 3 ba

$1,695,000

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Winner of Pasadena‘s 2012 Preservation Award, the residence is located on a hillside lot in the Poppy Peak Historic District in the San Rafael Hills neighborhood.

Along with all new systems, including plumbing, electrical, roof, and zoned HVAC, virtually every surface was restored or rebuilt to exacting detail. LA Times says former owners, Christophe Burusco and Scott Lander of historic preservation firm Lander Design, “carefully erased the wear-and-tear of five decades, returning the home once photographed by Julius Shulman to its Midcentury origins.”

The three bedroom, three bathroom soaring 2-story glass and wood structure features board-and-batten walls, white Formica counters along with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and Miele appliances in the kitchen, cork-tile flooring, a brick fireplace, Shoji sliding screens, redwood decks, and stunning San Gabriel Mountain and city views.

Widely published, the home is an important example of the Case Study architects’ early post and beam work and comes with the added perk of Mills Act tax savings for its next lucky owner.

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Listing courtesy of Jimmy Wilson – Deasy Penner