The midcentury modern-style house at 7550 North twenty first Place in Phoenix, Arizona, was designed by … [+]
Beverly Hills architect Arthur Froelich designed racetracks. Phoenix businessman Herbert Owens managed a couple of racetracks throughout his wide-ranging profession. The 2 got here collectively for a novel venture within the late Seventies that had nothing to do with racetracks and the whole lot to do with Owens’ quest for a standout hillside house.
He wasn’t disillusioned.
The architectural marvel, which took 5 years to construct, incorporates many native sources into its … [+]
The midcentury modern-style house at 7550 North twenty first Place in Phoenix feels as modern now as when it was constructed. It took 5 years to finish the greater than 7,300-square-foot residence. Native sources contributed to key design components. For instance, pecan and maple wooden that dominate inside partitions and ceilings got here from domestically sourced bushes. The stonework featured in and out got here from a quarry in Bagdad, Arizona.
The usage of pure supplies melds with the pure setting. Inside, floor-to-ceiling glass home windows set into partitions of wooden and stone give nature a starring function. The lounge and patios face unique bushes and cultivated gardens on the property.
The landscaped grounds function a mixture of stunning flora together with Mexican blue palms, boojum bushes, … [+]
The first bed room opens out to patios and a deck that supply broad views of the close by hills. Wealthy wooden ceilings and a floating wood staircase over an indoor reflecting pool maintain the ambiance gentle and ethereal. The house has six bedrooms and 6 loos.
The lounge takes in views of the cultivated gardens by partitions of home windows.
The timeless type and detailed craftsmanship make it a one-of-a-kind discover. “I like the structure of the house,” says itemizing agent Christi Brink of RETSY. “Anybody who buys this house is just not going to vary the footprint. They gained’t want to maneuver any partitions or do something.”
Domestically sourced pecan and maple wooden adorn the partitions and ceilings of the house.
Outdoors, an expansive flat garden results in the primary entrance of the constructing that encircles the hilltop. The grounds have been a ardour of Owens. He planted tree aloes, Mexican blue palms, boojum bushes, a royal king palm and plumeria that line the drive as much as the house.
The floating wood staircase rises over an indoor reflecting pool, including one other pure component … [+]
Royal poinciana bushes with wealthy scarlet blooms from Madagascar and doum palms from the Nile area adorn the higher backyard. Utilizing specimens on his property, Owens began a 30-acre Mexican blue palm tree farm. A few of the cultivated blue palms stand within the gardens at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
The house has six bedrooms and 6 loos.
Owens and Froelich each had success on this planet of constructing and development.
Owens, who died in February at age 91, began an organization within the Nineteen Sixties that produced prefabricated roof trusses to streamline house and constructing development. He later grew to become president of the Turf Paradise racetrack in Phoenix. He had many pursuits, together with being a “pilot, cowboy, rancher, lumber salesman, avid fly fisherman, golfer, gardener, cook dinner, animal lover, enterprise proprietor, tree farmer and forester,” in line with a web based obituary.
A pool home and swimming pool sit under the primary home.
Froelich and his associates have been identified for giant industrial ventures, such because the not too long ago demolished Hollywood Park Racetrack in Los Angeles, Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, and Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack, each in New York. He designed different buildings too, such because the modern-style Hanna-Barbera Studio in Los Angeles.
The property spans greater than 1.6 acres.
Froelich and architectural accomplice Morio Kow―working with Owens, who served as his personal contractor―designed what’s believed to be the one Froelich and Kow residence in Arizona.
Christi Brink and Cheryl McDonald, each of RETSY, are the itemizing brokers for the property.
The house’s extra facilities embody two full kitchens, a pool and pool home under the primary home, 4 fireplaces (one outdoors), a below-ground, hand-tiled indoor spa, indoor steam and sauna and ample patios. The property overlooks elements of the close by Phoenix Mountains Protect, which options climbing and mountain biking trails.
Dawn from the Phoenix Mountains Protect.
Christi Brink and Cheryl McDonald, each of RETSY, are the itemizing brokers. The worth is $4.25 million.
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