Cantilevered in Oakland

Price: $3,000,000

Year Built: 1953

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 4

Square Footage: 2,652

Lot Size: 12,672 SF

Favorite Features: The architecture, the story of the architecture. The natural elements that are a part of the architecture. The view. All of it.

Listing Description: Cantilevering 16 feet in the air is a significant piece of Mid-century modern architectural design history: 6630 Heartwood Drive, built for jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his wife Iola by "Case Study House" architect Beverley D. Thorne. The bold design is noted for the architect’s innovative use of steel framing in residential construction. Five steel beams project in two directions allowing the house to "float" above the challenging hillside lot, while preserving the natural beauty of a site that commands a magnificent panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay. Constructed around the pinnacle of a rock outcrop that projects through the center of the house into the music room, it is here that the Dave Brubeck Quartet practiced, and where monumental hits like “Take Five” were composed. Dave Brubeck and his "tree house" were widely featured in publications of the day and Thorne's ambitious design captured the imagination of the post-war American public. The current owner purchased the home in 1974 and in the years since it has been out of the public eye, until now. A Modernist masterpiece, 6630 Heartwood Drive is the intersection of both the architectural and the jazz greatness of the era.

Listing Agent: Emma Morris DRE 01323364 Red Oak Realty

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