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Starchitect’s Luxury home Showcases a Vintage Car Collection

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Set in a grassy estate of oak groves in Santa Barbara, California, this luxurious split level home was originally designed by the Los Angeles starchitect Steve Hermann for his own family.

One edge of the top floor is an outdoor patio that extends to a lavish living room.

The huge expanse of white above and below you on this floating deck serves to frame the green surroundings.

A huge stone fireplace appears to be holding up the roof on its own, in a glazed expanse surrounding boulder-like seating.

On the other side, the house is a two storied structure.

Lawns are kept green in Santa Barbara, not too sustainable!

Behind the lawn chairs is a gigantic gallery, currently housing the architect’s huge collection of vintage cars.

The grand proportions would not be out of place in a retail environment.

The main floor is fairly conventional in layout, but its staggering size is what makes the 13,875 square foot house fascinating.

The master bedroom really has the scale of a large storefront, and feels quite surreal in its parkland setting.

And a closet you could get lost in.

The traditional hallway separating the three children’s bedrooms from the master bedroom is three times as broad and long as one by a home builder company.

Opening off the living room, the kitchen counter in this vast sterile kitchen becomes the only place to eat food in the house, but the island placement precludes the addition of a dining table, just as if the kitchen was a third of the size.

What makes the house magical is this sunbathed bath room.

Though obviously, you’d have to warn the three kids not to play on the upper lawn when having a shower.

But actually, this wonderful showroom-style bath room is right above the drive-in entry to the garage.

So, while it would be magical if it opened onto a private garden, it is completely open to anyone driving in!

Although he designed it for his own family, after living in it for a time, the Los Angeles-based architect put it on the market at $35 million.

On the lower floor, the gigantic gallery could showcase a vintage car collection as the architect had done, or perhaps a sculpture collection?

For the right person…