Having been surrounded by stately Georgians and grand Victorians in a decidedly urban setting for the past few weeks, it is perhaps not surprising that my choice for most interesting new listing in Berkeley is quintessentially Californian and borderline countryside in character.
The 5/3 home at 634 Wildcat Canyon, which listed yesterday, appeals to me on [...]
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Yes Please: California Classic in Berkeley
Berkeley Straw-Bale Home is Back
The rather original home built with straw bales at 99 Roble Road (above) is back on the market after seemingly finding a buyer. The price remains the same at $1,125,000.
Read Home Girl’s review here.
Why are Paintings Worth More than Houses?
If famous architecture were priced like famous paintings, a Le Corbusier (above) would cost the same as the entire American GDP…
…Read more at David Galbraith’s weblog. [Hat tip: Nancy Friedman.]
Is It a Plane, Is it a Bird? No It’s a…
…swimming pool. Yep, a cantilevered swimming pool. Belonging to a house in Spain designed by Ensamble Studio.
[Hat tip: Apartment Therapy, via Archinect.]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House For Sale
From Yahoo News:
Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed, long-endangered Ennis House that served as a location for films such as “Blade Runner“, is putting out a “for sale” sign with a $15 million asking price, Christie’s said on Friday.
The 6,000-square-foot Los Angeles estate is being sold by the Ennis House Foundation, which recently completed the initial phase [...]
West Berkeley Home Has Many Faces
People like to talk about flexible homes, homes that adapt to suit the evolving demands of their owners and the changing nature of how they go about their daily lives.
We may want the option of a studio or home office, a gym or separate guest quarters. We might look ahead to a time when spaces [...]
Mid-Century Modern on the Silver Screen
It may have come to your attention that Home Girl is something of a fan of mid-century modernism.
It seems so are filmmakers Michael Bernard and Gavin Froome, for they have created a documentary, Coast Modern, which covers three generations of modern architecture on the West Coast.
This film interviews architects such as Henrik Bull and Dion [...]
How a (Maybeck) Mighty Has Fallen
The Bernard Maybeck designed home at 2601 Derby Street in Berkeley (left) has quietly slipped back onto the market, priced $1,195,000.
This is an extraordinary home, as you would expect with such an architectural pedigree: steeped in its time and full of fascinating original detailing.
I viewed it back in June 2007 when it was listed for [...]
Party in a Greene & Greene Masterpiece
This year marks the centennial of the Thorsen House, the last of Greene & Greene’s “ultimate Craftsman bungalows”, a Berkeley landmark and registered historic place.
If you have never been inside, it’s definitely worth a visit. Perhaps the most interesting aspect, apart from the lovely architecture, is the fact that it is owned by Sigma Phi, a [...]
New Henry Gutterson Listing in Berkeley
This looks like home with tire-kicking potential — just listed for $1,900,000 on The Alameda near Solano Avenue in north Berkeley.
Designed in 1915 by Henry Gutterson, it’s 4+/4, 3,800 square foot, with paneled walls and high ceilings made from carved California redwood. Comes with “lovely gardens” on a private setting on more than 1/3 acre.
Worth adding [...]