Biography & Early Wealth Journey
"A world all its own, the two-bedroom, three-bath guest house is encircled by a wraparound deck overlooking a private putting green and firepit lounge. The guest house includes a spacious living room with a fireplace and tongue-and-groove ceilings, full kitchen with wine fridge, fully equipped gym and auto gallery."
As for the main home, it's a modernist blockbuster, surrounded by trees and other vegetation and sporting its own greenhouse-like design, continuing the theme of architecture communing with nature. Numerous skylights go even farther in that direction, and the views of the surrounding scenery are emphasized particularly in the master suite. Another interesting feature of the property: an outdoor movie theater along with a firepit, ideal for entertaining.
The property was first conceived and constructed as a compound made up of several separate structures at the behest of filmmaker John Whitney, but after a few years of living there, Whitney brought on another architect – Mark Mack – to remodel and combine the structures into one more conventional home. Of course, "more conventional" is a relative term, as you can see in the video below from The Agency: