{"id":4895,"date":"2024-03-19T21:58:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/california-icon-12m-keeler-house-in-pacific-palisades-makes-market-debut\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T21:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:58:22","slug":"california-icon-12m-keeler-house-in-pacific-palisades-makes-market-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/california-icon-12m-keeler-house-in-pacific-palisades-makes-market-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"California Icon: $12M Keeler House in Pacific Palisades Makes Market Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the first time, consummate California architect Raymond Kappe\u2019s<\/strong> breathtaking Keeler House in Pacific Palisades, CA<\/a>, is on the market. The place is priced at a weighty $12 million.<\/p>\n

The post-and-beam dwelling was completed in 1990 for musician Ann Keeler<\/strong>, who has meticulously maintained, restored, and upgraded the property since it was built.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Ray Kappe\u2019s Keeler House has a dramatic exterior.<\/p>\n

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Canyon and coastline views<\/h2>\n

There is much to appreciate about the uniquely beautiful home, which cantilevers dramatically over a hillside\u2014not unlike the home Kappe built for himself<\/a>, also in Pacific Palisades. It served as the inspiration for the Keeler House.<\/p>\n

Because the dwelling sits on a hillside and takes full advantage of the views, there are myriad opportunities to admire canyons and coastlines from the home\u2019s multiple rooms, balconies, and terraces. Even the media room comes with views\u2014and a striking, natural-wood accent wall with built-in shelving.<\/p>\n

Even the media room has extraordinary views and elegant built-ins.<\/p>\n

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Innovative interiors<\/h2>\n

The four-bedroom, three-bath, 4,142-square-foot home is built with redwood, teak, fir, concrete, and glass in creative configurations. Those materials are used on the walls, floors, and ceilings. It\u2019s fascinating to see glass blocks underfoot and<\/em> overhead in the spectacular, vaulted skylight. Concrete comprises the floors and walls, while a wide variety of woods crop up throughout the house.<\/p>\n

The Keeler House features ceilings and floors made of glass and walls of wood and concrete.<\/p>\n

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The primary suite has glass and concrete walls, wood ceilings and floors, and its own private balcony. There\u2019s a partially stainless steel fireplace, too.<\/p>\n

The primary suite has a fireplace.<\/p>\n

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Staircases with sleek, cabled railings connect the home\u2019s multiple levels. Interior balconies are also lined with cable to maximize the natural-light saturation.<\/p>\n

Staircases with cabled railings make way for abundant natural light.<\/p>\n

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Kappe died in 2019, at age 92, and left behind a legacy of award-winning homes throughout Southern California. In addition to being a much-lauded architect, he was an educator, founding the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 1972.<\/p>\n

The designer\u2019s work has been described as \u201cthe apotheosis of the California Modern House.\u201d You might have caught a glimpse of his iconic homes on television series including \u201cCalifornication\u201d and in movies such as \u201cCruel Intentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com For the first time, consummate California architect Raymond Kappe\u2019s breathtaking Keeler House in Pacific Palisades, CA, is on the market. The place is priced at a weighty $12 million. The post-and-beam dwelling was completed in 1990 for musician Ann Keeler, who has meticulously maintained, restored, and upgraded the property since it was built. Let\u2019s…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}