John Lautner's Silvertop House - Reborn and Amazing

A NEW LIFE FOR A LOS ANGELES LANDMARK:  One of John Lautner's most iconic architectural projects has been beautifully preserved and reborn by Los Angeles firm Bestor Architecture. Originally initiated in 1956 for an inventor with a taste for visionary architecture, Silvertop's design and construction took an astonishing eight years to create what has been described as an "atomic age masterwork."  According to Lautner and Reiner, “the house was to be quiet, both to the ear and the eye, and achieve a sense of natural beauty by blending into the natural surroundings.” It's hard to argue with the results: a sculptural, gently-futuristic structure incorporating entire walls of windows that can be retracted by hidden motors, opening the house to the outside landscape and views of the ocean in the distance.  The spectacular property is currently owned by Beats by Dre president Luke Wood and his wife, writer Sophia Nardin.