A Topanga home inspired by traditional Japanese architecture is on the market for $2.1 million.
Known as the Topanga Haiku House, this 1,914-square-foot structure has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a living room anchored by a wood-burning fireplace with a stacked stone surround. Records show it sold last in May 2011 for $980,000.
The company Haiku Houses designed the post-and-beam structure. Founded in 1973, the Tennessee-based designer of customizable wood homes — reminiscent of 16th century Japanese country houses — ships ready-to-assemble with pre-cut and custom crafted poles, timbers and steel. The catalog claims a four-man crew can construct an average 2,000-square-foot house in three to four months, from framing to the finishing touches.
Built on a 1-acre-plus hillside lot surrounded by drought-tolerant and California native landscaping in 1983, the house makes the most of nature and, on a clear day, downtown Los Angeles views.
Windows wrap the open, airy floor plan with its 20 foot ceilings, redwood interiors and distressed hickory floors.
The enclosed kitchen boasts cherrywood cabinetry.
In the bathrooms, tile adds color to an otherwise neutral palette.
The primary suite provides direct access to a private section of deck with a redwood hot tub.
A separate two-car garage with an accessibility ramp provides a stair-free path to and from the house.
Chryssa Lightheart and Kirsten Bohman of Sotheby’s International Realty share the listing.
