A Midcentury Gem Dubbed the "House of Balconies" Lists for the First Time in 60 Years

Dwell Staff
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Designed by Robert Klemmedson, the $2.78M East Bay home comes with vaulted ceilings, walls of glass, and decks for days.

A wide paved drive leads to the remodeled home, where a bright orange door extends a cheerful welcome. Mature oak, pine, and bay trees encompass the private half-acre lot.
A wide paved drive leads to the remodeled home, where a bright orange door extends a cheerful welcome. Mature oak, pine, and bay trees encompass the private half-acre lot.

Location: 1064 Via Alta, Lafayette, California

Price: $2,785,000

Architect: Robert Klemmedson

Year Built: 1959

Lot Size: 0.53 acres

Footprint: 3,170 square feet (five bedrooms, three baths)

From the Agent: "This quintessential Mad Men–era masterpiece has been carefully restored to its modernist glory and is hitting the market for the first time in 60 years. Hailed as ‘The House of Balconies’ by the San Francisco Examiner when it was built, the home features soaring  ceilings and expansive walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that frame dramatic views of Mt. Diablo and vineyards dotting distant Lafayette hillsides. Klemmedson married indoor and outdoor spaces by extending a limestone wall from the Zen-like entryway into the living room’s stunning floor-to-ceiling stone wall and out again toward the backyard pool."

A wide paved drive leads to the remodeled home, where a bright orange door extends a cheerful welcome. Mature oak, pine, and bay trees encompass the private half-acre lot.
A wide paved drive leads to the remodeled home, where a bright orange door extends a cheerful welcome. Mature oak, pine, and bay trees encompass the private half-acre lot.
Original details can be found throughout the home's various levels, including the stone work, slate floors with radiant heat, and strawberry-blonde mahogany paneled walls.
Original details can be found throughout the home's various levels, including the stone work, slate floors with radiant heat, and strawberry-blonde mahogany paneled walls.

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