{"id":37930,"date":"2025-07-26T04:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/37930\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T04:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:26:21","slug":"a-true-modernist-original-hits-the-market-in-thousand-oaks-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/37930\/","title":{"rendered":"A true modernist original hits the market in Thousand Oaks, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Claude Oakland<\/a>-designed bungalow went up in Thousand Oaks in 1964, around the same time the architect featured in a special issue of the Architectural Record<\/a> for his innovative strain of California Modernism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Built to nearly 2,000 sq ft for the trailblazing developer Eichler<\/a>, 1542 Campbell Avenue retains its original post-and-beam character while making a resounding argument against McMansions, accommodating four bedrooms, two full baths and an outdoor pool.<\/p>\n

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Such architectural purity is the norm on Campbell Avenue, a quiet street lined with low-slung midcentury-modern<\/a> bungalows with miles of custom glazing. Nor have contemporary updates altered the time-capsule feel. The refitted plywood kitchen by Able and Baker<\/a> prioritises period-style millwork and mosaics. Bathrooms have been quietly improved around original fixtures, like a 1960s tub. The facade underwent a full paint job in colours that complement Oakland\u2019s specs.<\/p>\n

Invisible upgrades include security, fibre-optic internet, energy-efficient insulation, double-glazing, skylights and replastering around the pool, shaded by mature fig, olive, persimmon, lemon, and loquat trees. A legendary local gardener called Luis installed a new sprinkler system to maintain native planting on the borders.<\/p>\n

For all this, the owners are asking $1.7m<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nIn Los Angeles\u2019 Brentwood, a Neutraesque bungalow asks for $3.5m<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Claude Oakland-designed bungalow went up in Thousand Oaks in 1964, around the same time the architect featured…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,2356,30958,30959,30960,229,30961,88,30962,10798,30963,30964,30965,30966],"class_list":["post-37930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-california","tag-california-modernism","tag-california-property","tag-claude-oakland","tag-design","tag-eichler-homes","tag-entertainment","tag-midcentury-modern","tag-on-the-market","tag-property-for-sale","tag-thousand-oaks","tag-thousand-oaks-property","tag-us-property"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}