Ann Brenoff of the LA Times Hot Property column likened this home in Venice, California to the the Taybet Zaman Hotel & Resort and certainly it's like no home I've seen in the Los Angeles area before. The home belongs to two top photographers Philip Dixon and Véronique Vial. Dixon is a fashion photographer and Vial is an art photographer who has published several books. Their home is a Moroccan-style palace inspired and created for Dixon in 1995. The walled-in compound is located near Abbot Kinney and the beach but seems worlds away. The three-bedroom home includes a photography studio with natural light and a river-like pool runs through the main rooms, The indoor and outdoor space blend easily into one another. The consistent feel of the home is not lost even in the kitchen which has modern appliances but looks like it belongs to another place and time.
Such a distinctive home is not for everyone. The couple put their home on the market for $13 million in January. It's now down to $8.295 million.
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9-10-2008 @ 5:44PM
kenny17995 said...
i love the pool that is running through the house! the indoor / outdoor space is excellent!
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9-10-2008 @ 8:13PM
Todd said...
I think they would be lucky if they get $3m. The lot is big, but someone could buy the 1.25m house 5 doors down and tear it down and rebuild one exactly to their specs. #1 killer for resale of a home: extreme customization. There may be another person who falls in love with that house enough to pay for it, but they are going to be waiting a LONG time. I mean really $8.3? There is not even an ocean view. This realtor and her clients must have been spending a long time in the drum circles down on Venice beach because they are definitely smoking something.
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9-11-2008 @ 1:37AM
nc said...
it's cool but I don't like it...although I do like the floating staircase....or shelves....it looks like a staircase but it doesn't look like it leads anywhere, lol
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9-11-2008 @ 1:55AM
Graffitimonkie said...
That has got to be the nicest water design I've seen in a house.
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9-11-2008 @ 8:15AM
mjk said...
Though I like it, it looks like the house the Flinstones would build if they won the lottery.
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9-11-2008 @ 8:50AM
Scott said...
I hate to be unkind, but if you compare this home to any "real" high-end Moroccan villa (i.e., one actually in Morocco), this home is incredibly unsuccessful in its execution.
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9-11-2008 @ 12:49PM
Dan said...
As cool as this place looks, there doesnt appear to be a comfortable place in the whole house to sit on!
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9-12-2008 @ 11:48AM
Valerie said...
I like it.It's pretty cool.
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9-14-2008 @ 7:53PM
the vegas style guy said...
It's cool but the price is stupid.
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