{"id":428120,"date":"2026-05-02T04:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/428120\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T04:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:34:29","slug":"inside-a-3m-ray-kappe-designed-fixer-upper-in-l-a-s-laurel-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/428120\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a $3M Ray Kappe-Designed Fixer-Upper in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBefore Ray Kappe<\/a>\u2019s death in 2019 at age 92, the modernist architect and Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) founding director designed over 100 single-family houses throughout his 70-year career\u2014mostly treehouse-style dwellings built on challenging terrain, like the\u00a0landmark midcentury home<\/a>\u00a0he created for himself and his wife, Shelly, in the Los Angeles<\/a> neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.<\/p>\n

\n\tKappe rarely departed from his signature style, which was marked by sharp geometric lines, post-and-beam construction, and the heavy use of redwood. However, on one occasion, he went totally outside the box, devising a curvilinear, smooth white stucco structure adhering to the natural flow of its Hollywood Hills<\/a> site and anchored by a dramatic circular pool with a fountain and an overhead oculus.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA living room warmed by a circular fireplace opens to a terraced patio.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Amitrano<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Architect Ray Kappe\u2019s Modernist Home in L.A. Just Listed for $11.5 Million<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tCompleted in the late 1950s for Earl and Betty Clemmons, the home\u2019s original plans and drawings are preserved at the\u00a0Getty Research Institute<\/a>\u00a0due to their significant departure from Kappe\u2019s typical style. Beginning in the late 1970s, it was occupied by actor, puppeteer, and voice artist Chuck McCann and his wife, William Morris agent Betty Fanning, who lived there for 45 years until their deaths in 2018 and early 2026, respectively.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe midcentury abode was transferred to custodians of the McCann Trust that holds the property in 2022 and, after hitting the market April 10 for nearly $3 million, a contingent offer for its sale has already been accepted. Brent Watson and Marco Salari of The Beverly Hills Estates share\u00a0the listing<\/a>, which refers to the home as a \u201cdream restoration project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA two-story theater added in the 2000s was used for screening films and live entertainment.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRELATED: A Ray Kappe\u2013Designed Home Lists for $10 Million in Santa Monica<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$21,201,400 USD | 18,000,000 EUR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t161 Stillwater Rd, Aspen, CO 81611\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t111 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$98,000,000 USD\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\tKnown as the Tempo House\u2014for its cinematic and entertainment history\u2014the decidedly dated dwelling sits on an elevated, greenery-encased parcel spanning almost a third of an acre with city, canyon, and hillside views. Four bedrooms (one currently being used as an office) and an equal number of bathrooms are found in roughly 4,700 square feet.<\/p>\n

\n\tTall double doors flanked by floor-to-ceiling glass block sidelights open into a stone-tiled entry foyer, which flows to a living room showcasing a soaring cylindrical gas fireplace\u00a0and walls of glass opening to a trellised patio and the skylit pool surrounded by columns. An L-shaped kitchen comes with flat-paneled wood cabinetry, a breakfast bar, and stainless appliances, while a formal dining room is lined with built-in shelving.<\/p>\n

\n\tA two-story theater added in the early 2000s by architect\u00a0Gus Duffy,\u00a0in keeping with Kappe\u2019s original design, includes a bottom floor for movie screenings and live entertainment and a spiral staircase leading up to a mezzanine level housing McCann\u2019s former studio.<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Amitrano<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tWendy Bowman\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for\u2026<\/p>\n

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