A cavernous, steel-and-glass architectural house about an hour south of San Francisco has hit the marketplace for $7.89 million. Silicon Valley strategic adviser and former Nationwide Semiconductor government Michael Polacek and his spouse, Ana, are promoting the six-bedroom up to date coastal retreat, which is positioned on 18 acres in Pescadero, California. Extra: L.A.’s ‘Earthquake Home,’ One of many Solely Properties Constructed on Shock Absorbers, Promoting for $2.1 Million The Polaceks bought the practically 18 acres of ocean-view acreage in 2001 for $750,000, in accordance with Jeff Chen, who listed the property per week in the past. They spent the subsequent eight years constructing the architectural residence after which raised their two youngsters there. “Ana and I fell in love with the vacant property the primary time we drove up and knew instantly that we have been going to construct our household house right here,” Polacek mentioned in an emailed assertion. “We noticed many choices with acreage within the woods and close to the ocean. So many websites had an excessive amount of verticality to be helpful, and being proper up on the water was a bit horrifying for us. These 18 acres are largely flat and gently sloping towards the ocean.”
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The 6,095-square-foot house showcases unobstructed water views over expansive lawns, framed by hovering, 23-foot-tall steel-framed glass partitions on the ocean-facing facet, in accordance with the itemizing and pictures of the house. Reached by a gated driveway, the U-shaped residence contains a central tower and related buildings of descending peak—all with curved standing seam metallic roofs that Polacek described as “overlapping ‘waves’” that match throughout the surrounding setting. The house’s design drew on a bunch of architectural icons, in accordance with Chen. “Influenced by the progressive visions of Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Tadao Ando and Frank Gehry, the house embodies a collaborative effort and profound respect for the setting,” Chen mentioned. “The undulating roofline, paying homage to Gehry’s iconic curves, enhances Ando’s minimalist geometric varieties, making a visually charming and practical design that integrates seamlessly with the pure environment.” Extra: Washington Energy Participant Esther Coopersmith’s D.C. Mansion Lists for $18.5 Million Stepping stones lead from the connected two-car storage—and its mudroom and adjoining pantry—throughout the courtyard to the large wood-and-glass important entrance and lobby, in accordance with the itemizing. From there, a two-story glass-enclosed solarium contains a swim-through indoor saltwater pool. Disappearing Fleetwood doorways on two sides open onto the rear patio and the nice room, that includes a barrel-vaulted ceiling with uncovered metal trusses that assist a suspended loft (sans columns), banquette window seating, and a fire. The adjoining eating space, set beneath the loft, has double sliding-glass doorways that open onto the terrace. Polacek mentioned the middle atrium was designed to behave as a “warmth battery,” harnessing the solar’s vitality to successfully cost the polished concrete radiant-heat flooring all through the house—even lengthy after the solar has set. “And we designed the clerestory home windows surrounding many of the home to provide the sensation that the sky-colored ceiling is floating above the home as you search for and out,” he mentioned. Overlooking the nice room and nestled underneath an open walkway, the chef’s kitchen contains a big breakfast island topped with poured concrete, honed soapstone counter tops, customized wooden underneath cupboards, and high-end home equipment.
On the other finish of the home, the ocean-view major wing, reached by a lined Japanese-inspired breezeway, features a hearth, a walk-in closet and a non-public lined patio. The primary upstairs loft, reached by a curved wooden staircase from the nice room, affords double sliding glass doorways to an ocean-view balcony plus a separate out of doors terrace with lounge seating, a fire, and a customized fireplace pit. A 355-square-foot workshop with three roll-up doorways is adjoining to the storage, and a 3,500-square-foot barn lies on the far finish of a dust path within the nook of the triangular property. In response to the itemizing, the two-story construction serves as equipment storage on the decrease stage and a leisure house upstairs. The absolutely fenced, largely stage property, zoned for agricultural use, additionally accommodates an apple, pear, and berry orchard, a rooster coop and a greenhouse. There’s additionally an onsite properly with 14 acres of water rights. Surrounded by farmland, the house is a fast bike (or automobile) experience to Pescadero’s city and seashore, boasting a mile-long shoreline dotted with sandy coves, rocky cliffs and tide swimming pools. It’s also about an hour’s drive from San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Stanford.