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Rare Mid-Century Custom Home by
Renown “California Modern” Architect Warren Callister

Los Altos, CA – October 30, 2009 – For some, Mid-Century architecture, or California Modern as it is sometimes called, represents an astonishing sensibility, a time when architects endeavored to design homes with open floor plans that blurred the lines between interior and exterior environments. They brought the outside inside.

A home created by Charles Warren Callister, one of that era’s greatest practitioners, is for sale in Los Altos Hills, California. One of just three homes designed by Callister on the Peninsula, this handcrafted house has been updated with drawings from Warren Callister himself. The owners have kept the home in pristine condition.

Thanks to Burbed reader Herve for this find.

The Bay Area is known for its innovation, and continual investment to doing things in a new and revolutionary way.

For example, it’s now mandatory that when your house goes on sale, you have to issue an IPO. And when you buy a house, it’s now called a “Strategic Acquisition”.

Let’s look at the details of this fine property…

12977 CORTEZ Ln Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Beds:     4
Baths:     3.5
Sq. Ft.:     3,169
$/Sq. Ft.:     $942
Lot Size:     1.01 Acres
Property Type:    Detached Single Family
Style:    Craftsman
Stories:    1
View:    Bay, Mountains, Valley, City Lights
Year Built:     1968
Community:     Los Altos Hills
County:     Santa Clara
MLS#:     80951288
Source:     MLSListings
Status:     Active This listing is for sale and the sellers are accepting offers.
On Redfin:     17 days
Private Asian-Craftsman style home designed by renowned Bay Area Architect, Warren Callister. Enjoy the beauty and privacy of this lofty and dramatic modern custom home with magnificent bay views located at the end of a private cul-de-sac. Located minutes from town, commute routes. PALO ALTO SCHOOLS.

Wow. Asian Craftsman style… that’s uh. Very unique. Personally I don’t see a whole lot of Asian-ness in this house… but maybe that’s because I was expecting to see 888 in the price and some koi.

That said… while the pictures are a bit over photoshopped, I thought this one was kind of peculiar:

I get what the picture is trying to show (which btw, is actually really cool) but the colors are so… glum.

I suck at photoshop. Can someone help make this photo “pop”?