Corrugated metal gets a glamorous makeover at this 1964 Studio City midcentury house, which dissolves into its tropical setting and is listed via Architecture For Sale for $3.275m.
The prefab Grossman House by architect Raphael S Soriano has a pioneering metal and glass design. The live/work home is Soriano’s first and only remaining all-metal houses, built for aluminium contractor Albert Grossman, earning it its moniker.
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Its lightweight aluminium frame is wrapped in anodized woven metal sheets that ‘never need painting’ and features overhanging corrugated metal ceilings and a solarium upper floor laid out as an office. Grossman was so pleased with its convenient, low maintenance design that he called it ‘El Paradiso’.
Inside the 3,880-sq-ft Los Angeles property are colourful plastic laminate interiors and glass walls that make the outdoor pool and its surrounding tropical planting feel part of the open-plan living areas. Other highlights include an original yellow Formica kitchen, cork panelling, room dividers, and black terrazzo floor tiles that reflect light and colours from the garden.
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