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Rex Lotery, FAIA The Spanner Residence, 1968, Woodland Hills, CA* Donald Olsen, Architect The Olsen Residence, 1954, Berkeley, CA* John Lautner, FAIA The Alexander House, 1951, Long Beach, CA* $ 1,650,000 Gordon Newsom 310.486.0156 $ 3,195,000 Michael Phillips 310.927.9189 Back on the Market. First buyer backed out due to the challenge of his contemplated alterations. The DeVault Residence, 1958, Herbert Kameon, AIA. The tenets of Organic Architecture as espoused by Wright and Har- ris are strictly adhered to in what is reputed to be Herbert Kameon's first residential commission. The success of this endeavor is best mea- sured by the long tenure of the DeVault family, and the home's enduring intimate connection with the land and the sea. The rustic private lane leading up to the property, the house sheathed in wide board and batten redwood, and its careful setting within the giant boulders arrayed across the site evokes a timeless romance, and magic not unlike the poet Rob- inson Jeffer's Tor House in Monterey. The simple pleasures of living in nature by the sea, without puff or pretense, await the discerning buyer. With several distinct iterations, drawings of the Alexander House at the Getty Research Library attests to a strong dialog between the cli- ent and architect for the residence served the family so well for the last 66 years without alteration! Located in Park Estates, a planned community affording large lots, and wide tree lined streets and cus- tom built houses, and overseen by an architectural review committee. The Alexander House spreads wide and low across its exspansive site. Interior privacy and a sense discovery while approaching the entry is achieved by the long horizontal brick wall screening the fa~ade. All public space opens to the intermediate zone patio defined by a wide cantilevered overhang, and visually connects the gardens beyond af- fording a classic California Indoor-Outdoor Lifestyle. Residence in- cludes: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, stepdown living room, dining room and den. Rex Lotery developed a hillside building solution in which light & space are gloriously one. Completely unlike Lotery's sprawling one-story Trousdale designs, here a 2-story exterior suggests a conventional division into ground-floor public spaces and walled-off upper sleep- ing floor. At entry the visitor discovers instead a series of interlocking volumes and spaces on multiple levels unfolding as one progresses from one to the next. Light suffuses all, from mitered corner windows & high clerestories. Yet each space is clearly & functionally defined. Patios, pool and plantings expand living space outside. The included, adjacent empty lot could become a spectacular play yard or garden. 2-car garage with shop, dark room & wine cellar, 3 bedrooms, ground- floor library with full bath and a large studio-office complete a pro- gram as ingenious as it is attractive. Agents, read Showing Remarks. The architect's own home! Listed in the prestigious National Regis- ter of Historic Places, and a City of Berkeley Historic Landmark, the Olsen House presents a striking counterpoint to the more familiar Bay Area Modern Style. Built seemingly as a demonstration project, the Harvard educated architect applied his "high art" International Style training, as championed by Walter Gropius, to create his own "ma- chine for living in a garden." The success of his endeavors attested to by the families' lifelong tenure, and the building's service to lives im- mersed in creating a better world through art, architecture and intel- lectual discourse. And this compact crystal box, thrust out amongst the treetops, served not just as a quiet family retreat, drafting office, and studio for Helen's painting, but also as a gracious space for entertain- ing Berkeley's residents and visiting luminaries in the circle of the arts. $ 1,395,000 Michael Phillips 310.927.9189 $ 1,795,000 Crosby Doe 310.428.6755 Herbert Kameon, Architect The DeVault Residence, 1958, Malibu, CA* 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 4 * first time for sale 310.275.2222 Exclusively Represented by Crosby Doe Associates, Inc. Cal BRE# 01844144