Fickett Times Two

Two homes by noted California architect Edward Fickett have suddenly come on the market this week in the Hollywood Hills. Fickett, who died in 1999, was known not only for such projects as Spago, Dodger Stadium and Mammoth Mountain House, but for the California modern style he brought to the design of so many homes. His signature would seem to have been bringing the outdoors inside-an openness that incorporates Southern California's greatest natural asset. His homes were much more numerous than say Neutra or Ain and seemed to have been aimed at a wider audience: the upper middle class family as opposed to the collector. Both of these homes are great examples of his strengths and both were built in 1959.

The first Fickett, tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac, remains remarkably true to it original style. 3 bedrooms and 3 baths in 2,400 square feet with great yards both front and rear. Asking price is $1,425,000.

There's an openeness and a simplicty to the finishes that demonstrate mid-century design at it's best, not to mention a great pool out back.

The second Fickett has been reimagined to create Fickett to the Nth degree.

The design emphasizes Fickett's style to the point of magnifying it, bringing it into the new century.

For collectors of mid-century furnishings, it's a dream come true. The public spaces of the house are all open to each other, built around a center, glass atrium. There are 4 bedrooms with 3 1/2 baths in 2,500 square feet.

Here it becomes clear that Fickett's art was not only in bringing the outside inside, but in exposing the inside to the outside as well; a piece of art to be enjoyed from both vantage points. Asking price on this one is $1,895,000.
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Jamie Foreman