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UNIQUE HOMES - Magnificence in Malibu

A classic California beach house with extraordinary architectural details flourishes on 7 acres in the exclusive enclave of Malibu. With a 27-mile coastline, Malibu has been called "utopia" and is famous for its warm, sandy beaches. The 7 acres comprising the lovely estate for sale along the Pacific Coast Highway are located on a bluff that provides a stunning view of the Pacific Ocean. Built in 1980, the 15,000-square-foot main house has seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. >>Read complete article

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DAILY VARIETY - LOS ANGELES - VARIETY LIFE WEEKEND - Art You Can Live In: The Value of Architecture - OCTOBER 14, 2005 - They don't have logos, but homes with name-value architects attract a similar kind of buyer: one willing to pay a premium. "A named architect raises a property from a home to a collectible piece of art," says Billy Rose at Mossler & Doe. >> Read complete article

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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Spring Real Estate - May 21-23, 2004 - With land values obscenely high, original beach bungalows are being demolished and replaced by fabulous homes worthy of the land value upon which they sit. "Southern California beach communities probably have more architect-designed homes per stretch than anywhere else in Los Angeles," according to Jan Eric Horn, head of Coldwell Banker's architectural properties division. >> Read complete article

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LA BUZZ - House of the month - SWISS FRENCH ARCHITECT Charles-Edouard' Jeanneret changed his name to Le Corbusier and then changed the way the world looked at buildings."A house is a machine for living in:' he proclaimed in his influential, 1923 tome Towards a New Architecture, eschewing history in favor of a startling new cubic geometry. "He wanted to reduce decoration and celebrate technology:' observes Jan Eric Horn, executive director of Coldwell Banker's Architectural Properties division. >>Read complete article

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COAST MAGAZINE - The Architectural Properties Division was the dream child of Jan Eric Horn, a Beverly Hills based Coldwell Banker agent. Horn's passion for good architecture spills out of his conversation with the good-natured intensity of a sports fan. It's anyone's guess if his exhaustive knowledge of architects and their work is encyclopedic, photographic, or both. He brings dead architects to life and living ones to a par with rock stars and statesmen. >> Read complete article

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REAL ESTATE VIEWS - BEVERLY HILLS COURIER -
MAY 9,2003 - Houses which utilize computer technology (artificial intelligence) to enable various devices and systems to have automatic functions are known as "smart houses." These houses are capable of being remotely controlled through the internet as well as on remote devices and represent a growing trend in home design. >> Read complete article

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REAL ESTATE VIEWS - BEVERLY HILLS COURIER -
APRIL 4, 2003 - Houses which utilize computer technology (artificial intelligence) to enable various devices and systems to have automatic functions are known as "smart houses." These houses are capable of being remotely controlled through the internet as well as on remote devices and represent a growing trend in home design. >> Read complete article

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SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL - Architect-Designed Homes Attract Sophisticated Buyers - The architect-designed housing market has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in Southern California, and the numbers are climbing each and every year. Areas such as Solana Beach, Del Mar, La Jolla, Coronado, as well as Orange County, Pasadena and Montecito are attracting more and more buyers of architect-designed houses. Buyers of architectural houses seem to be as unique as the houses they seek. Often, they are trying to find a specific style of house or a house designed by a specific architect. >> Read complete article

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ARCHITECTURE - March 2004 - "architectural producers," referring architects and contractors to clients seeking to upgrade homes. On occasion, the pair sells vacant plots together with architectural plans by noted local designers, and then consults with the buyer on the marketability of the new building's design and construction. >> Read complete article

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REAL ESTATE - LOS ANGELES TIMES - HOME OF THE WEEK - SEPTEMBER 5 ,2004 - Neutra -designed house, updated. The Bel-Air property was enlarged, restored in accord with the architect's renderings. Houses designed by Modernist architect Richard Neutra aren't impossible to find. There are three others in the same BelAir neighborhood as this one. which is known as the Hammerman House for its first owners. >> Read complete article

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LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL - Modern: Architectural Gems Draw Attention - AUGUST 13 - 19, 2001 - "Once you live in architectural, you can't really do anvthing else," he said. "It is a wav of life. You go away from quantity and toward quality." So it is, with the glamour houses or the moment, those mid-century modems that have recently returned to favor. >> Read complete article

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