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Born in 1917, UC Berkeley-trained architect J. Herbert Brownell practiced architecture in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Pasadena before finally setting up shop in Orange County, where he produced a great number of residential, commercial, and government buildings over the course of five decades.
Among Brownell’s most notable designs is Laguna Beach’s Smoke-Lyster Residence, built in 1974 and now seeking its third-ever owner.
Located within a gated community of just 32 homes, with Laguna Coast Wilderness Park adjoining on two sides, the organic modernist-style property was built for a mathematics professor relocating his family from Berkeley.
Measuring 2,201 square feet, the home is constructed of stone, glass, and three different kinds of wood—redwood, cedar, and Douglas fir.
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Designed with an octagonal floor plan, it contains two bedrooms, two baths, and a spacious office. Interior features include pebble-seeded concrete floors, a sculptural fireplace of imperial plaster and concrete block, built-in furniture, and Franciscan tile.
The quarter-acre grounds contain terraced gardens enhanced by excavated sandstone boulders and a swimming pool designed by Brownell’s son. Last but certainly not least, there’s those spectacular ocean views.
Per the listing, the home has been painstakingly restored and updated. Asking price is $4.298 million.
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