Welcome to our weekend property digest, where we bring together the best houses for sale (or rent) that we’ve unearthed across the world. Among this week’s discoveries is a restored Frank Lloyd Wright icon in California and a fashion designer’s Neo-classical retreat.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House in Los Angeles, USA
3 bedrooms; $23m via Hilton & Hyland and Coldwell Banker
This familiar landmark has emerged from a multi-million-dollar restoration. Built with over 27,000 concrete tiles, and ornately decorated with geometric motifs borrowed from Maya temples, the house has starred in TV shows and films, including Blade Runner. It’s now seeking a new owner. Take a spin around its famous halls.
Karl Lagerfeld’s Hamburg retreat
3 bedrooms; €10m via Engel & Völkers
Named for the fashion designer’s longtime partner, Jacques de Bascher, who died in 1989, Villa Jacko was Karl Lagerfeld’s home until 1998 and has featured in adverting campaigns his book Ein Deutsches Haus (A German House). The Neo-classical manse was originally designed by Walther Baedeker in the 1920s and later restored by art conservator Renate Kant under Lagerfeld’s watchful eye. French designer Andrée Putman was enlisted to craft the Hamburg property’s opulent interiors. Find out more.
Restored Sicilian Masseria, Italy
11 bedrooms; from €545 per night
Dimora delle Balze was in a crumbling state before its current owner rescued it from ruin. Dating back to the 17th century, the fortified farmhouse had been uninhabited for half a century until designers Draga Obradovic and Stefano Guidotti were enlisted to give it a much-needed overhaul. Decorated in soft Mediterranean shades, rooms are set around a central cobbled courtyard and named after famous Sicilian artists and productions. Explore its revived spaces.
Home inspired by a Turner painting in London, UK
2 bedrooms; via The Modern House for £1.25m
Takero Shimazaki Architects took inspiration from JMW Turner’s painting ‘Interior of an Italian Church’ to design this contemporary London property. Its interiors feature arched forms, while its exterior is clad in silvering chestnut. Skylights flood the property with soft light, and large windows look onto a private pebbled courtyard, planted with a Japanese Acer tree.
Converted barn in Essex, UK
5 bedrooms; £1.1m via The Modern House
Surrounded by countryside, this converted barn in Blackmore End has cathedral-like spaces capped by rustic beams. The house is spread over 4,000 sq ft and comes with two acres of land bordered by a stream.
