A Marvelous Steel-and-Glass Midcentury Asks $5 Million in Los Angeles
Built by local modernist architect Bernard Zimmerman for celebrity clothier Leland Zeidler, the 4,400-square-foot home features glass-enclosed spaces that frame views of the surrounding canyon.
Built by local modernist architect Bernard Zimmerman for celebrity clothier Leland Zeidler, the 4,400-square-foot home features glass-enclosed spaces that frame views of the surrounding canyon.
From its unique canyon-straddling site on the edge of a wilderness park in Los Angeles to its Case Study–influenced midcentury design, the 4,400-square-foot home at 3465 Mandeville Canyon Road was waiting to be rediscovered.
That’s not to say the window-lined home went completely unnoticed: It was featured in the 2018 Phaidon book California Captured, which celebrates the renowned architectural photographer Marvin Rand. But because its architect, Bernard Zimmerman, was ultimately lesser-known than other L.A. modernists like A. Quincy Jones, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra—the latter of whom Zimmerman worked under for more than a decade—the 1960s residence has kept a lower profile than comparable gems in the area.
An archival photo showcases the Zeidler Residence shortly after its completion.
Photo by Marvin Rand, courtesy Phaidon
Located in Mandeville Canyon, just north of Brentwood on L.A.’s Westside, the home is built on a 3.4-acre flag lot full of mature sycamore and eucalyptus trees. A long, curving driveway leads to the isolated residence perched into the hillside. Because it borders the Westbridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park—which is part of the Santa Monica Mountains—the steel-and-glass residence feels secluded even though it’s centrally located.
"What a special piece of terrain it is," says listing agent Simon Beardmore of Sotheby’s International Realty - Brentwood Brokerage. "As you pull into the driveway you cross this little creek and the house is tucked into this little valley—its own little ravine."
Built on a 3.4-acre flag lot that puts it further up the hillside than its neighbors, the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half–bathroom home enjoys a more isolated perch.
Salty Shutters for Sotheby's International Realty
The home’s entry is marked by beveled-glass walls and a dramatic three-part staircase.
Salty Shutters for Sotheby's International Realty
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