Set on the 7th hole of the Riviera Country Club, this estate is the only home by the late architect Howard Backen ever built on the course. Approximately 12,240 square feet, it looks toward the Santa Monica Mountains and some of the finest sunsets in the city.
Backen was known for elegant simplicity, expressive natural materials and seamless indoor-outdoor living, and the house is a tribute to that legacy. Board-formed concrete, vaulted wood ceilings, steel-frame windows and disappearing glass walls dissolve the line between architecture and landscape.
Within are six bedrooms, a chef's kitchen, a temperature-controlled wine cellar, a movie theater, a spa and wellness center, a kids' lounge and a guest house. The entire compound is powered by geothermal energy, offering off-the-grid living without surrendering a single comfort.
Tucked onto a discreet street beside Channel Road, the residence sits close to the beaches, Malibu and the Brentwood Country Mart, yet feels a world apart.