11927 Ashdale Ln, Studio City

• $5,799,000
• 4 BD
• 3 BA

Prolific architect Edward Fickett is known for classic mid century ranch and post and beam homes built throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. In the heart of Studio City’s coveted Fryman Estates is a modern twist on a Fickett design. Originally constructed in 1975, this home is on the market for only the second time. Ceiling height and an open floor plan lends to that quintessential dream of California living.

The story is personal. In the early 1970s, the original owner befriended Fickett and commissioned an homage to Edward Fickett Home #3 in Trousdale Estates, the architect's last personal residence. His ultimate modernist refuge. The result is an original study of his California Moderne take on mid-century modern design, set beside the 128-acre Wilacre Park. Twelve floor-to-ceiling Fleetwood doors. Seven clerestory windows. Glass that disappears into the walls and lets the trees and breezes in. A 2008 renovation kept Fickett's clean lines intact, then added a meticulous three-year installation of imported ledgestone and hand-hewn quartzite. Structure, landscape texture, flow.

Inside, a meditation atrium with a bubbling fountain sculpture. A wine room for roughly 500 bottles. 16 ft gallery walls made for a collection. A sunken fireplace. A private lanai off every bedroom, and an en-suite rainfall shower that opens to the outdoors. Out back, the terraces step down to a saltwater Pebble Tec pool and spa, a poolside fireplace, and barbecue bar seating. Ease of living and understated sophistication, rarely so tastefully combined.

Listing courtesy of Alphonso Lascano & Bjorn Farrugia, Carolwood Estates.