Located in northwestern Santa Barbara County is this 1959
Palmer & Krisel-designed home in the town of Santa Maria, CA. This three
bedroom, two bathroom home has been expanded with additions on both the front
and rear of the home, to encompass 1,971 square feet. Sited on a 6,900
square-foot lot, this Palmer & Krisel with a 1970s Japanese-influenced
renovation carries an asking price of $285,000.
Out front, much of what can be seen from the street on the
front of the home isn’t original. The formerly detached garage has been
attached to the home with a long, linear front addition, topped with a gabled
addition opposite the garage. The scale of the original structure has been
retained, as have original design cues such as clerestory windows and a central
beam.
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| Entry |
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| Entry hall - original 'front' of home is on left |
The entry leads directly into the front addition, which
immediately sets the tone as a 1970’s Japanese-inspired setting. Shoji screens
line the entry and conceal former windows from the original front of the home. From
here, the home gets a bit maze-like, while bits and pieces of Krisel’s original
design work can be seen under decades-old alterations.
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| Dining room is pretty interesting |
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| Living room still maintains the original modernist fireplace |
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| Sunroom addition at the back of the home has seen better days |
A raised-platform dining area has been carved out of an
original portion of the home, surrounded by shoji screens, wood paneling and
sliding door, with original clerestories still in place. The original living
room sits towards the rear of the home, maintaining its substantial hallmark
modernist fireplace, illuminated by an overhead added skylight. An opening
leads to the rear addition, which is a long, linear sunroom lining most of the
back of the home.
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| L-shaped kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Sunken Roman tub added on at back of home |
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| Master bathroom, presumably |
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| The only bedroom photo provided, and there's lots going on in this small space |
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| No telling what this room is about - there's a bathtub, counter and what looks like a kitchen or laundry sink |
The kitchen sits in an L-shaped galley form, with vintage
seventies cabinetry and appliances. One of the original end bedrooms is shown,
which still retains its original clerestories and some built-in shelving. Added
on the back of the home is a spa-like bathroom, with a deep mosaic-tiled roman tub
overlooking the backyard. The rest of the house is a mystery, but if it’s half
as interesting as the other rooms shown, it won’t disappoint.
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
The backyard appears to be impeccably maintained, with
neatly trimmed landscape surrounding a lush green lawn.
While this home has been pretty altered over the years,
there’s something interesting about it that makes us want to see more –
especially what it looked like in its heyday, and what’s up with that room with
the bathtub in it?
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