Home of the Month: The Perfect Form

Nothing is visible from the street but an iron gate that opens to a long, curving drive that leads to the far side of the property. A welcoming, stone-clad, clean-lined porte-cochère frames the entrance. An ample walkway to the front door is punctuated by massive stone columns that run alongside a serene reflecting pool and waterfall. Walls of glass line the entire length of the back of the home and frame the views beyond. Built by famed Austrian-American architect Richard Neutra, the home is one of only four homes he built in San Diego County. Neutra, renowned for rigorous geometric structures that enclose light-filled, airy rooms, redefined the mid-century modern residence. Fully updated in 2003, it’s a masterpiece of simple lines and an open multifunctional floorplan that inspires an uncluttered, tranquil lifestyle.

Details

Address: 5322 Calzada Del Bosque, Rancho Santa Fe

Sales Price: $3.35 million

Agent(s): Eric Iantorno and Jason Davis, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty  

Architect: Richard Neutra, upgraded in 2003 by Patricia Crowley

Built: 1952

Bedrooms: Four

Bathrooms: Four and a half

Square Footage: 4,116

Garage: three cars with studio

Fireplace(s): Three

Lot Size: 2.68-acres

Features:

Indoor/outdoor living, pool, white ash hardwood flooring, invisible fence, Fleetwood sliding doors, gourmet kitchen, Carrera marble, state-of-the-art appliances, stone tiles in kitchen, center waterfall island, water feature at entrance, fully landscaped, expansive patio/entertaining space, three minutes to downtown Rancho Santa Fe.