OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA, USA The Westall Actual Property Staff at Sierra Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty, is honored to current luxurious consumers with an iconic ski dwelling on the Palisades Tahoe ski resort on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.
Gracing the 1958 Might cowl of Sundown Journal because the “Sundown Discovery Home,” the unique Klaussen Cabin launched the spectacular profession of famed architect Henrik Bull. Sadly, over the following 60 years, the mid-century trendy ski dwelling suffered neglect and decay, requiring it to be razed. Bought in 2012, the present house owners, who love the architectural heritage of the Discovery Residence, determined to tackle an in depth plan to rebuild, modernize, and honor Henrik Bull’s imaginative and prescient.
Throughout the venture’s infancy, the house owners consulted straight with Bull, assembly with him and his spouse, Barbara, at their Berkeley, California dwelling. These conferences offered worthwhile perception into the design philosophy of the house in order that the brand new ski cabin would emulate the unique design. Sadly, Bull handed away in 2013 previous to the completion of the brand new residence. As Dave Westall acknowledged, “The proprietor’s dedication to reconstruct the Discovery House is a tribute to Bull’s progressive architectural imaginative and prescient.
Accomplished in 2016, the twenty-first-century model of Bull’s easy cabin now shines as a beacon to his legacy. It showcases a three-box (dice) design that preserves the aesthetic of the unique home. The three,508 square-foot dwelling contains subterranean garages, a number of gathering areas, and Bull’s distinct prow entrance A-frame design.
“It’s a major architectural dwelling. It’s voluminous, gorgeous, and excellent for architectural fans who recognize unimaginable strains and particulars that you simply simply don’t discover in immediately’s cookie-cutter world,” mentioned Westall.
Ground-to-ceiling partitions of home windows body views of the famend Palisades Tahoe ski runs, dwelling of the 1960 Winter Olympics. A lot of the unique Redwood siding was painstakingly reclaimed and tastefully reborn into the brand new dwelling—honoring the unique dwelling in a tangible method. Echoing the proprietor’s dedication to collaborating with the best artisans and distributors, Meridith Baer, famend A-list dwelling staging firm, ready the property on the market. Baer and her workforce thoughtfully curated inside design components that spotlight and improve the importance of this iconic dwelling.
Reflectively, the house owners summarize the endeavor of rebuilding this iconic dwelling as poetic bookends of Bull’s profession: “This venture at Lanny Lane was Henrik’s first venture at age 25 and his final at age 84.”
Dave Westall added, “From its pre-Olympic days as a easy, but progressive cabin to its reconstruction and enlargement, I’m assured Henrik Bull is trying down with a nod of approval.” For additional data on this unique actual property providing or to rearrange a private tour, contact Dave Westall at westallrealestate.com
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