8347 Sunset View Drive

Sited at the top of a private drive and just moments above the famed Sunset Strip and Chateau Marmont, the gates close behind you to a Zen reprieve from the City. This home was a collaborative creation between the owner and Jeff Guga of Guga Architects – taking advantage of the mood changes of the house throughout the day from the early hours of the morning when the dawn sunlight hits the pool, and it shimmers on the ceiling of the living room, to the glowing amber sunsets falling over the deck and lounge area just next to a beautiful fire pit.

There is a seamless flow from the entry to the kitchen, dining and living areas with a wall of glass that opens to the patio, pool, seating area, and view beyond. This home oasis is designed with style, practicality, and functionality and with materials and systems that lend to the warmth throughout.

The essentials of the home feature a primary bedroom suite with custom cabinetry and built-in furniture, views of the pool, a large and sky-lit dressing area, a superb bath that is both streamlined and luxurious with handpicked slabs of Yves Saint Laurent marble and an Italian Glass fireplace. Adjacent and off the living room are a bedroom suite with a hidden brick Fireplace, and a glorious media room with Cedar cabinets and bookshelves - designed with skylights and windows allowing garden views and the light of fractured beams of sunlight through the trees – a room that can be both part of the living room and yet separate by closing the cedar wood pocket doors – it is both the perfect “theater room” for movie nights or just watching TV.

In keeping with the Mid-Century style is a full bath in sunburst yellow with accents of cobalt blue in the cabinets; a hidden door gives way to a flexible and private guest suite with the perfect studio and Murphy bed.

Adding to these wonderful interior features are the outdoor spaces: Ipe decks with a lounging area around the fire pit, a swimmers pool with a falling water feature, and so important in the hills, the wide private drive with a motor court for 4 to 5 cars.