A Redwood-Clad Home With Panoramic Views Asks $1.8 Million in Berkeley, CA
The 1981 residence is teeming with original details across its two floors.
The 1981 residence is teeming with original details across its two floors.
Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, California, is home to four residences by late designer and builder Berton D. Garey—which is a lot considering he only built a total of 11 homes during his lifetime. Completed in 1981, the recently listed 3333 Dwight Way was Garey’s seventh construction, though it was his first on Panoramic Hill; and out of it blossomed a lifelong friendship.
Late designer and builder Berton D. Garey built the house to blend into its environment while also taking advantage of the views and instilling privacy. The hillside-facing side of the home features floor-to-ceiling glazed doors, while there are no windows at all on the street-facing facade.
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It all began when the Los Angeles native rode his motorcycle up Panoramic Hill—a neighborhood notable for its cluster of homes by Bernard Maybeck, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Julia Morgan, among others—while attending University of California Berkeley. Garey drove past a house built by architect Judd Boynton and went on to become his apprentice. Some 10 years later in the early 1970s, after working as a carpenter, Garey began his career as a home designer and builder. With just one assistant per project, the designer built every facet of each house by hand, from hoisting beams into place to plumbing and electrical.
Timber siding connects the residence to the landscape.
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Garey lived in each residence he completed while he built the next one. After the designer completed his fourth house, he decided to make it his forever home—which is where he met the current owner of 3333 Dwight Way, artist Bob Joyce.
Four floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors open from the center of the great room to the deck just outside.
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