Here now, From Curbed Marketplace , highlighting an intriguing real estate listing from the many thousands of properties found in the Curbed Marketplace . Browsing the Marketplace and spot a property worthy of being featured? Send it to the tipline . Click here to view the full photogallery. Designed in 1954 by noted Seattle-area architect Roland Terry, this sleek cube was the home of John and Anne Hauberg, who, along with a little glass artist by the name of Dale Chihuly, founded the Pilchuck Glass School in 1971. (Terry’s the man behind the school design, too.) Anyway, the four-bedroom home has a dramatic three-story foyer that acts as a “sun catcher,” of sorts, siphoning light into adjacent rooms on each floor; whitened hemlock walls and ceilings; a full-on wrapping closet (complete with ribbon-roll holders and drawers for paper); 1,200 square feet of sundecks; and a “cloud room,” or “a room between heaven and earth” that was “designed to attract the muse of the sun,” according to the brokerbabble. The place also has utterly spectacular views of Mt. Rainier, a previous shout-out in House Beautiful, and some highfalutin tales to tell: “Still talked about in social circles today, the original owners held an impromptu Mardi Gras housewarming party complete with an 8-piece band on the mezzanine overlooking the grand living room.” And: “The elite of Seattle from the 1950s to present day have dined at [the dining room] table.” Ask? $3.35M, with many of the furnishings, appliances, and artworks negotiable. · 1101 MgGilvra Blvd. E., Seattle [Zillow via Homes of the Rich ] · Roland Terry Classic [official site]
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From Curbed Marketplace: In the Pacific Northwest, a House With Ties to Dale Chihuly
How often do architects and dancers work collaboratively? Ahem: noted Atlanta firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects will design a house entirely from cardboard for The Lucky Penny, a small Atlanta troupe. Apparently the dance will “use movement to explore liminal space and the psychological boundaries of dwelling spaces.” [Creative Loafing via Curbed Atlanta ]
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Click here to view the full photogallery. Located on a particularly dramatic section of Spain’s Costa Brava —the stretch of coastline between Barcelona and the French border—this good-looking modern mansion sits atop a cliff, with panoramic views of the Mediterranean. Those views are accentuated by the glassy design and an infinity pool, which clings to the very edge of the cliff. The estate includes a three-bedroom main house, a pair of guest houses with nine additional bedrooms, a wine cellar, a large garage, a private yacht mooring, an outdoor cinema, and a jaw-dropping glass box of an office. All those features come far from cheap however, as this glorious seaside escape is listed for $27.9M. · Tossa De Mar [Sotheby's]
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Globe Trotting: In Ancient Catalan Resort Town, A Spectacular Modern Design
Click here to view the full photogallery. The 1974 drama Chinatown was written by Robert Towne and is considered by many to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, film of all time. Now you can live like the man behind those words: the septuagenarian has put his L.A.-area home on the market for $12.995M. According to the Los Angeles Times, Towne bought the 10,000-square-footer for $2.495M in the ’80s, that period between winning an Oscar for the Chinatown screenplay (1975) and seeing his screenplay for Mission Impossible hit the big screen (1996). Designed in 1926 and described as “magical” in the brokerbabbble, the seven-bedroom mansion is no doubt just that—a mansion—but it has the charm of an English manor house, with a brick façade, well-kept wood-beamed ceilings, stone fireplaces, and French leaded-glass doors, not to mention a guest house, a rose garden, and a spice garden all on the property. But unlike the splashy, swanky, high-tech screening rooms dotting many other estates in this part of Southern California, Towne’s (photo three, above) is remarkably old school: it’s essentially a sunroom with a tiny TV and some floral curtains that slide to make the entire room dark. · ‘Chinatown’ writer Robert Towne lists Westside estate [Los Angeles Times via Business Insider ] · 13510 Lucca Drive [The Partner Trust]
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On the Market: Inside the "Magical" Manor of Chinatown Writer Robert Towne
When legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden put his Manhattan two-bedroom on the market last year, he got sacked by commenters: “the sad kitchen with the tiny table looks like something out of soviet Russia where two old ladies might eat pickles vodka and government bread.” Now Madden has relisted the place for $3.9M. Yippee! [Curbed NY]
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In today’s Deal Estate column over on Chicago Mag, Dennis Rodkin does a walk-through of Crate and Barrel founders Carole and Gordon Segals’ listed Winnetka, Ill. mansion. About the drapery-less living room, Carol says, “The room is infused with nature This is the way I’ve always lived.” [Chicago Mag via Curbed Chicago; previously ]
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Asking $2.72M in Bellevue, Wash., outside Seattle, is a four-bedroom house that’s way more interesting on the outside than in. When you factor in the basketball court, putting green, and batting cage—all nestled into a quiet corner of the backyard—those 6,400 square feet just seem extraneous, don’t they now? [Curbed Seattle]
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Sure, there are real estate listings ripped from the pages of Architectural Digest, but then there’s one Bethesda, Md., property that is, in the words of the brokerbabble, “Better Than Architectural Digest.” Surely that mint-colored faux-finish in the master bedroom would make Arch Digest editor in chief Margaret Russell stand at attention. [ previously ; Curbed DC]
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Botox treatment and Thai massages, please step aside: the latest in agent incentives are ridiculously expensive cars. The owner of a 1914 David Adler design in Lake Forest, Ill. has promised his 1991 Bentley 8 to the person who completes the sale. The 10,000-square-foot mansion is listed for $4.9M. [ previously ; Curbed Chicago]
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Adventures in Marketing: Botox treatment and Thai massages, please…
Click to enlarge Here’s a contender for the Bronx’s most utterly ridiculous bathroom, which is located in a 15,000-square-foot mansion that just hit the market for $14.998M. If this is what the lavatory—slash home office, maybe?— looks like, then other details come at no surprise: marble floors imported from the Vatican and chandeliers taken from the Plaza Hotel (whose “own artisans spent four years painting and gilding the ceilings of each of the rooms”). Curbed NY has the full, truly glorious photogallery. · Mind-Bogglingly Gilded Riverdale Mansion Asks Nearly $15M [Curbed NY]
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On the Market: Is This the Most Over-the-Top Bathroom in the Bronx?