A bold experiment in concrete and glass
From some angles, this Pacific Palisades house almost looks like a robot. But it was built in 2000 as a laboratory of sorts.
Cigolle X Coleman, Architects -- the collaborative husband-and-wife team of Mark Cigolle and Kim Coleman -- conceived of TR1 House and Studio as a place to test ideas about light, space and material. The pair also wound up studying the relationship between architecture and landscaping, including views.
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12:00 a.m. April 19, 2006 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday April 19, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 32 words Type of Material: Correction
Realtor phone number: The Home of the Week column April 16 in Real Estate gave an incorrect phone contact for listing agent Mike Deasy of Deasy/Penner&Partners.; The correct number is (310) 275-1000.
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Los Angeles Times Sunday April 23, 2006 Home Edition Real Estate Part K Page 6 Features Desk 0 inches; 34 words Type of Material: Correction
Realtor phone number: The Home of the Week column in the April 16 Real Estate section gave an incorrect phone contact for listing agent Mike Deasy of Deasy/Penner&Partners.; The correct number is (310) 275-1000.
Transparent and white panes of glass allow sunlight into the interiors from all sides. A skylight brings light into the center of the house, while concrete walls and floors anchor the house and a separate studio. The property is a study in concrete, glass and steel.
In 2001, the project was proclaimed “Concrete House of the Year” by the Southern California Ready Mixed Concrete Assn. In 2002, it won the L.A./AIA Design Merit Award.
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About this house: It’s on nearly an acre behind gates and is a short walk to the beach. Also, it’s right next door to a new house that the architects are designing and building for themselves.
Asking price: $8,495,000
Size: In the main house and studio/guesthouse, there are a total of five bedrooms and 6 1/2 bathrooms in 6,108 square feet. The size of the lot is 30,000 square feet.
Features: The one-bedroom studio has a living room, and the main residence has a living room with a fireplace, an eat-in kitchen, three dining terraces and a second floor with guest bedrooms and a master bedroom suite. There is a pool, motor court and ocean views.
Where: Pacific Palisades
Listing agent: Mike Deasy of Deasy/Penner&Partners; at (310) 275-2222.
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To be considered as a candidate for Home of the Week, please send color interior and exterior photos on a CD with caption information and a detailed description of the house, including what makes the property unusual, to Ruth Ryon, Real Estate section, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Questions may be sent to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
