Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Are the Cherry on Top of This Los Angeles Midcentury, Asking $1.4M

December 05, 2023

Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Are the Cherry on Top of This Los Angeles Midcentury, Asking $1.4M

The 1960s home is true to its era, featuring a post-and-beam construction, a long row of clerestories, and soaring double-height windows in the living area.

In total, the property includes two lots, with a flat pad and room for a pool in the middle.

Location: 4347 Tosca Road, Woodland Hills, California

Price: $1,400,000

Architect: George Letts

Year Built: 1966

Footprint: 1,878 square feet (four bedrooms, two baths)

Lot Size: 0.23 acres

From the Agent: "Nestled in a grove of mature live oaks on a private site in the aptly named Woodland Hills, this well-preserved midcentury home is a fine example of the artistic experimentation so prevalent in the era. In a collaboration between the designer and homeowner, an aerospace engineer who acted as his own contractor, and perhaps inspired by Case Study House #20, The Bass House in Altadena by architects Buff, Straub & Hensman, the wood post-and-beam structure is visually expressed, the primary living areas are enlivened by plywood barrel vaults, and the boundary between inside and out is dissolved by floor-to-ceiling glass. The result is an exciting composition that is at once both formal and informal, a machine for living in the landscape."