At Home in the "Glass Pavilion"

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At Home in the “Glass Pavilion”

Written on August 23, 2010 by Rudfer Tyron

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Steve Hermann, the Los Angeles-based architect known for his modern designs, finished what he dubbed as his "opus" about four months ago.

Much of the architect’s projects are built on a rather small lot in the Hollywood Hills or Beverly Hills, but his latest project spreads 13,875 square feet on Montecito, California land. These acres of space gave him the liberty to design a home surrounded with glass walls.

Hermann calls this glass-covered home the “Glass Pavilion”, a nice, dainty structure in a field of greens. The architect says of it: “Here I have complete privacy. It allows you to be one with nature inside the house.”

The “Glass Pavilion” houses five bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, a wine room in the kitchen and a vintage car art gallery that showcases his collection. He built this originally for himself, but the plans have changed since the six-year project have gone construction. One of these changes is the arrival of his 10-month old daughter.

He is leaving his dream home to rent another for awhile. Meantime, his glass house is now listed for $35 million, and the furnishings are negotiable. Sotheby’s International Realty’s Suzanne Perkins has the listing.