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Shielded from its Brentwood street by a shrubbery screen is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 886, the Gould-LaFetra House.
The three-story, glass-and-wood home, which received its designation from the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission, is the latest "sensitive restoration" project of film producer Michael LaFetra -- a sort of one-man architectural preservation society who has purchased and restored a dozen or so homes.
LaFetra is especially fond of 1960s-era modern houses, and this one, designed by L.A.-based architect Ray Kappe, has been his home for several years. The architect returned to consult on the restoration and updating of the house, which now includes an infinity pool, a rooftop deck and two fireplaces.
Kappe, who founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in downtown L.A. and is often compared to other pioneering modernist architects, created the house in 1966-68.
Sitting at the apex of Canna Road, a cul-de-sac that curls off winding Tigertail Road, the five-bedroom, 3 1/2 -bathroom home embodies Kappe's gentle, organic expression of modernism. Although it is essentially a house of glass, Kappe added warmth with wood -- teak, redwood, mahogany, Douglas fir -- on walls, ceilings and built-in furniture and shelves. Perched on a steep hillside, the house appears to float among the trees.
Step inside and it appears as if you haven't left the outdoors at all. Smooth pebbles embedded in concrete form a rustic walkway that leads to the two-story living room. Through the walls of windows are views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Catalina Island, Long Beach and beyond. The second-floor master bedroom suite shares the same sweeping vista.
real.estate@latimes.com
To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos with caption and credit information on a CD and a detailed description of the house to Lauren Beale, Real Estate, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Questions may be sent to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
The three-story, glass-and-wood home, which received its designation from the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission, is the latest "sensitive restoration" project of film producer Michael LaFetra -- a sort of one-man architectural preservation society who has purchased and restored a dozen or so homes.
LaFetra is especially fond of 1960s-era modern houses, and this one, designed by L.A.-based architect Ray Kappe, has been his home for several years. The architect returned to consult on the restoration and updating of the house, which now includes an infinity pool, a rooftop deck and two fireplaces.
Kappe, who founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in downtown L.A. and is often compared to other pioneering modernist architects, created the house in 1966-68.
Sitting at the apex of Canna Road, a cul-de-sac that curls off winding Tigertail Road, the five-bedroom, 3 1/2 -bathroom home embodies Kappe's gentle, organic expression of modernism. Although it is essentially a house of glass, Kappe added warmth with wood -- teak, redwood, mahogany, Douglas fir -- on walls, ceilings and built-in furniture and shelves. Perched on a steep hillside, the house appears to float among the trees.
Step inside and it appears as if you haven't left the outdoors at all. Smooth pebbles embedded in concrete form a rustic walkway that leads to the two-story living room. Through the walls of windows are views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Catalina Island, Long Beach and beyond. The second-floor master bedroom suite shares the same sweeping vista.
real.estate@latimes.com
To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos with caption and credit information on a CD and a detailed description of the house to Lauren Beale, Real Estate, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Questions may be sent to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
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