Iconic Architecture! This unique building concept by an owner-artist / musician / composer – but alas, never fully realized – soars in the Berkeley Hills. The owner described it as “a nest cupped aloft to the open air and light protected by perfect geometry”. Substantial in its current structure, you could add your own equally interesting and visionary designs by repurposing what is a very dynamic living area. The top floor area has voluminous space and light, lending itself to a modern open living plan while the middle and bottom levels and extensive outdoor deck allow you to create your private life among interior and exterior art and beauty. I will let the former composer speak for himself... https://vimeo.com/486476752 -
"Charles MacDermed has achieved, almost singlehandedly, a highly admirable, if yet unfinished, work of unsurmountable vitality and richness." "His Sterling Avenue house is a supreme and precious accomplishment deserving of respect and reverence as a manifestation of one person’s inspired vision." *Bay Area architect William J. Schwarz, AIA.
The sale includes 2 parcels (home $589k & vacant parcel $449k), for potential value-added, giving the structure-parcel-buyer the opportunity to secure the contiguous vacant parcel going forward. STRICTLY AS-IS - no showings, no open houses, with majority due-diligence to be performed after seller’s acceptance of written offer.
