From the Los Angeles Times
Home of the Week
A Moorish fantasy in Irvine's Shady Canyon
In its loggias, arches and pools, Irvine's Castillo del Cañón took its inspiration from Spain's Alhambra.
By Ruth Ryon
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
THE Alhambra in Granada, Spain -- a palace-turned-museum revered for its architecture -- was the inspiration for this newly built estate in the heart of Shady Canyon, the Irvine home of sports stars Mark McGwire and Lindsay Davenport and sports-show host Jim Rome.
Borrowing from the Alhambra's use of arches, loggias and pools, Rob Glass and his design-build team created the two-story Moroccan/Moorish-style Castillo del Cañón
About this house: Glass is known for bringing style opposites together. At the Castillo, the architectural design and interiors team of Glass Construction Corp. -- with exterior work by David Hohmann and Peter Brandow & Associates -- brought a sense of instant history to new construction by using antique and exotic materials. But the house also has such modern amenities as a state-of-the-art home theater, a climate-controlled wine room, wireless Internet and floor heating system.
Asking price: $9.3 million.
Size: Seven bedrooms, 11 bathrooms in under 10,000 square feet on a street-to-street lot across from a land preserve.
Features: There are Moroccan limestone floors, 11-foot ceilings, an interior courtyard, an arabesque-arched loggia, distressed oak plank floors and a four-car garage. The kitchen suite includes a walk-in pantry and a breakfast room. The swimming pool has a Moorish-style cabana with an outdoor fireplace and kitchen. The home also has golf-course, city-light and canyon views.
Where: Shady Canyon, Irvine. The guard-gated community has a country club, a Tom Fazio-designed golf course, a swim club, tennis courts, hiking and biking trails, parks and playgrounds.
Listing agents: John McMonigle, Coldwell Banker Previews International, (949) 640-3604, Newport Beach.
ruth.ryon@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 Ruth Ryon, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., L.A., CA 90012. Questions may be sent to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
