East Bay Real Estate with Architectural Integrity...
It’s quite a treat to find such a well designed Eichler-styled home on our side of the Bay, and this one is quite outstanding. No wonder, because it was designed by one of his very own architects. It’s a fantastic representation of mid-century design and a true gem of ours hidden away and perched high in the hills of Westside Alamo…
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A fantastic architectural mid-century inspired estate, located in Roundhill, Alamo. The craftsmanship of this spectacular home is evident through it’s masterful handling of redwood throughout accompanied by floor to ceiling picture windows that fantastically meld the indoors and out. Corner windows make use of Frank Lloyd Wright styled detailing, by engineering the home to have no mullions, creating seamless panoramas of glass. This clever design seemingly makes the interior space incredibly expansive by virtually erasing the room’s corners. Quite a clever way of making an already large 6,512 sq.ft. home appear even larger…
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It’s not often in our own little corner of the East Bay that an architectural contemporary like this one becomes available especially an REO, and when there is one, you know I’m there in a quick heartbeat. Perched high at the top of Alamo’s Roundhill North sits 504 Oakshire, all 7,309 sq. ft of it. The property is comprised of 4 bedrooms, 6 baths, a movie theater and a large bonus room, all for $2,350,000.
The home itself is an exaggerated U-shape with interior porte-cochere (motor court), which all hugs the side of it’s knoll, making the most of its magnificent views .The property practically sells itself the moment of entry with it’s floor to ceiling picture windows in every room that look out over all of Alamo. All of the interior finishes are top notch and incredibly unique, which harken to a European owner at some point in its past, with unique faucets and sinks in every bath and custom built-in wardrobes in every room. You can always tell a European homeowner when you come across a washer and dryer the size of a small microwave.One of the most unique features are the His and Her separate master baths and closets, each one independently nicer and larger than the other.
For a house on a hill they somehow managed to engineer the mountain to fit a pool which is off of the home’s large entertainment/ bonus room with pool bath and bar, all the necessities. Also on the lower ‘party’ level is the home’s private movie theater completed with red velvet and atmospheric lighting. Outfitted with all these bells and whistles made to make guest green, I can expect the home to sell in a bat of an eye to either a.) a trendy LA couple b.) A trust-fund bachelor, or c.) A Pro-ball player.
Pros:
- More than move-in ready,
-Fantastic quality finishes throughout,
-Views like you’ve never witnessed before,
-A rare opportunity to find a true contemporary in Alamo. and
-REO price: 7,309 sq.ft. for only $2,350 in Alamo
Cons:
-One thing about a house of glass perched on a knoll is that it just may bring out the inner exhibitionist within you. Honestly window treatments, unless done properly, would be a sin.
-The property shares a semi-private driveway with a neighbor that’s relatively close-by. Solution: invest in a privacy gate at the front of the property’s driveway. Because there’s all glass in the front of the house too, it will feel more cozy and private if you did.
-Only 4 bedrooms in 7,309 sq.ft of house. But if its buyers are either a,b,or c like listed above it honestly won’t be a problem…
In light of today’s inspiration we stumble upon another triumph of Pholhemus Savery DaSilva in which it’s all about the details and waterfront advantage at this home dubbed the “Pepperwood”.
Finally a light switch I can get on board with. Anyone who knows us around here at acquire, knows that a Real home is defined by its details. Even in the luxuryist of all fancy smancy homes the light switches are the same as a home where there’s gunshots heard on a regular basis. These switches with a retro twist are created by those of Fontini, leave it to a European to come up with the good stuff…
What’s that green stuff? What can possibly have such luminosity and such texture? As KBA illustrates with multiple images by Jon Fabre, this lusciously decorated and fantastic ceiling is swarming with 1.5 million … dead beetles?! That’s right beatles, known as the “jewel beetle” for appropriate reasons… Each and every beetle was hand glued in place with couture altier-like precision to render this contemporary masterpiece befitting to it’s exquisite context.
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I could easily see this becoming a staple of every self-respecting East Bay home… Hell ,its gonna be required the way granite is for every kitchen remodel. But, winos may complain at its price tag of about $30,000. Yet, its arguably worth it, its a feature I’ve never seen in a home, major selling points, and not to mention envy points. It comes in several options. Glass door to say, look at my cool wine cellar you don’t have, or the more simple matches the floor, look at the secret room i have. Apparently it takes no system to be cooled because it relies on the coolness of the earth and its thick insulating walls. Just imagine popping out of the floor or starring up at guests through the glass floor, see it comes with novelty points too. Find out more at Spiral Cellars LTD.
I am a major advocate as the home as an art piece. Because it really is,its a performing art piece, its architecture, its a backdrop to our lives. Therefore i strongly believe a home should be unique and reflect those who reside within it. There’s something extraordinary when you come across a home with something truly unique and distinct. Such a distinct piece ideally would be something like that of David Wiseman…
He makes the home so much more by extending creativity and couture-like details to places like ceilings, walls and fireplaces, making them so much more. His art is an extension of the architecture by melding his vision, with the function and form of a space. I encourage you to further explore the world of David Wiseman.You’ll get to brag that you knew about his work before it become mainstream…
Well, aint this your lucky day…. a Magee Ranch home on the market, now you can rest easy knowing your home search may be over….Well not really, it comes with a price tag of 1.59 million. A bit high for a 3454 Sq. Ft. home, you say? Well how foolish of you, ye who know little of Magee Ranch. Therefore i shall enlighten you… It’s a Danville communityhidden in the foothills of Mt Diablo neighboring the Joneses of Diablo and Blackhawk. For the most part it is a track development, however the other streets contain some of the most quaintly elegantly traditional homes of the East Bay. This homes is one of the track homes. But don’t fret. In Magee ranch your not judged by your lack of custom features, for a mysterious reason…. No one really quite knows why a home within this community has the power to entice any buyer into buying it, so beware of entering for you wallet will open to these homes. 
I know what you’re thinking… The pictures look nice, the house looks nice and its decent. No, let me tell you, these things are traps, you go inside and all of the sudden any flaw that you would have pointed out in any other home before will disappear, this house will look perfect to you and you will immediately imagine your family growing up there and sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch in your old age there. Something about those porches… It’s really is the closest thing to Wisteria lane your gonna find in California, besides the actual one at Universal.
