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| Harry Gesner |
TARZANA, CA -- Surfer-turned-self-taught architect
Harry Gesner’s thinking was unique. Instead of going to years of school
to learn the trade, he did it on his own and became one of America’s best
architects.
His homes have drawn international fame such
as his Wave House that he designed with a grease pencil onto his surfboard
while astride it in the water, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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Gesner's spacious 5,278-square-foot home,
Triangle House, sits on 1.3 acres down a long drive,
has four bedrooms and four baths.
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Gesner’s design ideas were the inspiration for
the Sydney Opera House; his acclaimed works include Sandcastle, where he lived
for 50 years, Ravens Eye, Eagles Watch, Scantlin House, now on the grounds of
the Getty center, and the Triangle House which is for sale at $3.9 million.
Gesner designed all his homes with an eye to
the environment, how the home would sit on its location, the views (which he
feels creates perspective to one’s life), and the home’s relationship to the
movement of the wind and sun.
He
designed one of his most famous works, the Triangle House, with the indoor and
outdoor living areas blending together through opening walls of glass and
taking advantage of the mild Southern California climate.
Located inland in Tarzana, California on 1.3
acres down a long drive, Gesner’s 5,278-square-foot home is spacious and open
with four bedrooms and four baths.
The
guest house accessed across the terrace is a replica of the main house and can
also be used as an office with glass walls to appreciate more views of the
natural landscape.
With
uninterrupted views across the living area, the chef’s kitchen has a large
island for prepping and eating. The dining room, with its wall of glass,
gives the impression of being outdoors and is served by a large wine
cellar.
The den is sunken with a fireplace; there is a
large media room, expansive outdoor terraces for entertaining and a pool and
sauna. Just inside the modernist entry gate is a futuristic garage.
The
sweeping, triangular lines of the house create a special serenity both inside
and out.
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| Gary Wolfe |
Harry Gesner, now 95, has been designing
homes since 1945 and was still surfing up until a few years ago.
In the book Houses of the
Sundown Sea, published in 2012, his life in design, plans and notes
from his archive along with his most famous homes are presented and
reviewed.
Built in 1960 with 21st-century updates,
Gesner’s Triangle House is for sale. Priced at $3.9 million, the listing agent
is Gary Wolfe of Trisha Perez & Associates, Coldwell Banker,
Westlake Village, California.
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Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
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Phone: 434-480-4504
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
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