This stunning 3 BR 3 BA home is 3396 square feet, sited on a little over 3 acres out in the Mulholland Corridor leading into Malibu Canyon. Called Jai house- an iconic architectural one of a kind home designed by world-renowned architect Lorcan O'Herlihy. Winner of AIA house of the year, it has graced the covers of Architectural Record, Robb Report, Italian Vogue, and others, and is featured in several commercials, so that's why it looks familiar to you. CubeMe.com calls it
a study of the interaction between building and landscape and celebrates architecture through removal, stripping away visual and spatial excess, revealing an authenticity of construction and craft. The building is designed to blur the boundary between landscape and structure, with, for example, the pool and deck acting as an extension of the living room.
The front view of the property
Of course, an architect inevitably imposes his own expectations upon those that would occupy his design, and that is certainly true in the case of the Master Bedroom. I've seen this a lot on contemporary architecture; the bathtub is a part of the whole bedroom suite. Certainly not for everyone. I recall a noteworthy architectural piece in Hidden Hills with the same treatment. I think the ultimate buyer there reconfigured things so that you could bathe without confronting the help making up the bed. Certainly it takes some getting used to. From a Realtor's standpoint, such diversion from the norm can prove a major sales impediment.
But the unique statement and execution of this piece by O'Herlihy is undeniably strong.
Listed at $2,950,000.Call me to view this and other remarkable properties in Calabasas
