This $62 Million Beverly Hills Home Was Designed by One of Napa Valley’s Favorite Architects
- A six-bedroom, seven-bath property in Beverly Hills, designed by architect Howard Backen, is on the market for $62 million.
If you love the relaxed style of Napa Valley but want to live in one of the country's most iconic zip codes, now's your chance.
A six-bedroom, seven-bath property in the 90210 is on the market for $62 million. Nicknamed Villa Oliva, the home was designed by the late architect Howard Backen of Backen & Backen , with landscaping by Mark Rios and interiors from Tommy Clements . Mixing natural materials with large expanses of glass, the Alpine Drive home embodies the relaxed indoor-outdoor lifestyle that is a touchstone in both Napa Valley and Southern California. Linda May at Carolwood Estates holds the listing with Aaron Kirman of Christie's International.
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Huge banks of glass on opposite of the formal living room vanish into the walls.
At the front of the cedar and concrete home, massive, double-height doors slide open to a breezeway. A glass-walled bridge spans the alfresco corridor that passes through a grassy courtyard on the way to the all-glass front door. The ground floor is anchored by the formal living room, which sports a vaulted wood ceiling and pocketing glass doors that vanish into the walls to completely expose the room to the yard. An adjoining space is lined with three walls of windows and holds a grand piano. The dining room looks into a courtyard with a reflecting pool, while the nearby kitchen is decked out in darker hues and is situated alongside a small dining area and a more casual, fireplace-warmed family room.
Upstairs, the primary suite is capped by a similar vaulted ceiling to the living room as well as walls of windows that disappear into the walls. The bathroom, meanwhile, pairs rustic marble floor tiles with a frameless glass shower enclosure and provides access to dual walk-in closets. A lower level finished to the same exacting standards as the upper floors contains a suite of amenities for whatever your favorite hobby may be: There's a glass-enclosed wine cellar for wine lovers, a fitness studio for gym rats, and a billiards room for game nights. And this being Los Angeles, naturally there's a state-of-the-art home theater with upholstered walls and tiered seating in modern movie recliners.
And alfresco dining next to the pool area is shaded by olive trees.
While the home's many windows and breezy openness bring the outside in, there's even more to enjoy in the actual outdoors. Take a dip in the dark-bottomed infinity-edge pool, or play a game of doubles on the lighted tennis court and then rinse off in the outdoor shower. Gourmands can take a spin at the outdoor kitchen and enjoy their tasty concoctions in an outdoor dining area set below the gnarled limbs of four ancient olive trees. A poolside guesthouse is icing on the cake.
Backen, the architect, is well known for his work in California's wine region, so this gives prospective L.A. buyers the chance to own one of his properties without moving up north. Ryan Seacrest once lived in a Backen home in Napa Valley, which he listed for $22 million last year. And the architect also helped create a tasting and entertainment space at Napa's Frank Family Vineyards.
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