Tucked away for ultimate privacy, this exquisite, hidden gem boasts the finest details throughout. Custom designed in 2004 by award winning architects, Ronald & Myra Brochinn, a recent addition completes the masterpiece. Beautiful Corten steel gates greet you at the driveway and original sculptures/water fountains by Archie Held frame the entrance leading to a fine office, bonus wine/gym room and stunning chefs kitchen/great room w vaulted ceilings. The great room looks out upon the private yard w outdoor kitchen. The primary suite offers its own private patio, 2 large walk-in closets + additional closet and a large, finely detailed bathroom. 3 additional bedrooms + 2.5 baths provide style and ample space. The 3-car garage w high ceilings has room for car lifts and the expansive driveway space behind the structure provides room for sports. The 1 bed/1 bath cottage/ADU w laundry is perfect for an au-pair, housekeeper, guests or rental. Bonus: a handsome chicken coop behind the garage!
New high-end modern/contemporary home to be completed in mid April 2024. Open space design with 10 feet tall ceilings. Three levels including a basement with daylight and sizable patio. Breathtaking view of the valley and mountains. Walking distance from Rancho Shopping Center and Loyola Elementary school. Proximity to top-rated schools, Los Altos downtown, and Los Altos Country Club. The house includes 6 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, and 2 half-bathrooms, combined family/kitchen space, formal dining and living rooms. Plus, an entertainment room, office, movie theater, and wine cellar. 1-car attached garage and 2-car detached garage. Italian-made cabinets in kitchen and bar areas. Top-of-the-line appliances including gas-powered cook-top. Metal roof, hardwood floor and thermally broken high-end aluminum windows compliment this high-end construction. A sizable backyard with view of surroundings and mature oak tree provides a unique combination of indoor/outdoor living space on about one-third acre lot.
One look at the rendering Swatt-Miers showed me and I said, "that's the house I want!" said owner for the three-story dwelling with its sculptural massing of rectilinear forms and astonishing architecture. Starchitect '' Robert Swatt in turn, translated that vision to reality. Add to this a formidable roster of talented interior designers, a battalion of artisans, contractors, engineers, consultants, and in consultation with Lutron Home Automation, created a smart home befitting this iconic Silicon Valley residence. Considering its mass, the house makes a relatively discrete impression from the quiet street, with much of the structure's bulk atop a knoll and concealed from view via a mahogany wood clad gate. Once encountered straight on, however, the scheme is a tour de force of architectural acrobatics, its breathtaking steel cantilevered overhangs and column-free spans invoking a palpable sense of weightlessness. Inside, details were worshiped and "value engineering " not an option.
Set atop a magnificent view lot with jaw-dropping panoramas of the San Francisco Bay, East Bay mountains and Silicon Valley, this architectural tour de force by the renowned Swatt | Miers team showcases a site specific design adjacent to nearly 4,000 open-space acres of Rancho San Antonio. A private road leads to an expansive motor court and mini vineyard. Interiors feature 24-foot ceilings, sliding Fleetwood walls of glass to sunlit terraces and panoramic views, two exquisite master suites, a German-engineered kitchen and lower entertainers level with a theatre, walk-in wine cellar, family room with bar and fitness center. Expansive decks lead to a zero-edge infinity pool and spa, succession of terraced lawns and a guest house with its own pool. Immersed in nature yet just 30 minutes to SFO and SJC, the home is a showpiece of style and substance, affording its owner boundless space, privacy and pristine natural beauty in coveted Los Altos Hills, unincorporated Santa Clara County.