A Clean-Cut Home That Curves Around a Courtyard Seeks $7.2M in Venice, CA

Behind the crisp, white facade of the 3,614-square-foot residence, large windows and geometric skylights blur the lines between indoor and outdoor.
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Location: 640 Milwood Avenue, Venice, California

Price: $7,200,000

Footprint: 3,614 square feet (four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths)

Lot size: 5,227 square feet

Year Built: 2022

Designer: Pentagon

From the agent: "Radius House is a context-specific, architectural residence and the first ground-up residential project by Los Angeles-based design studio Pentagon. The 3,614-square-foot, four bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom residence features sculptural interior spaces and articulated facades, giving it a distinctive presence in an area recognized for expressive residential designs. Crisp angles, curved surfaces, and large picture windows throughout the two-story structure create unique moments of dialogue between indoor and outdoor."

Located at 640 Milwood Avenue in Venice, California, Radius House is the first ground-up residential project by Los Angeles design studio Pentagon. 

Located at 640 Milwood Avenue in Venice, California, Radius House is the first ground-up residential project by Los Angeles design studio Pentagon. 

The 3,614-square-foot home wraps a courtyard on three sides. The bright, open living spaces feature a blend of crisp angles and curved surfaces. Radiant heated concrete floors span the first level.

The 3,614-square-foot home wraps a courtyard on three sides. The bright, open living spaces feature a blend of crisp angles and curved surfaces. Radiant heated concrete floors span the first level.

"The interior of the residence introduces finish selections that express visual contrast, human scale, and refined materials," says the listing agent.  

"The interior of the residence introduces finish selections that express visual contrast, human scale, and refined materials," says the listing agent.  

"The venetian plaster walls give the residence a luminous continuity and a handcrafted quality throughout," says the listing agent.

"The venetian plaster walls give the residence a luminous continuity and a handcrafted quality throughout," says the listing agent.

The walnut cladding of the curved shelving in the entry echoes the kitchen cabinetry and the angular staircase in the central atrium.

The walnut cladding of the curved shelving in the entry echoes the kitchen cabinetry and the angular staircase in the central atrium.

"A cantilevered grand stair encircles a central atrium illuminated from above by a large oculus walkable skylight embedded in the outdoor roof terrace," says the listing agent.

"A cantilevered grand stair encircles a central atrium illuminated from above by a large oculus walkable skylight embedded in the outdoor roof terrace," says the listing agent.

Throughout the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath residence, large picture windows and geometric skylights let in sunlight and blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor. 

Throughout the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath residence, large picture windows and geometric skylights let in sunlight and blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor. 

European white oak floors span the home’s second level.

European white oak floors span the home’s second level.

Completed in 2022, the single-family home sits on a 5,227-square-foot lot within walking distance from Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Venice Beach.

Completed in 2022, the single-family home sits on a 5,227-square-foot lot within walking distance from Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Venice Beach.

"Lush landscaping by Sarita Jaccard Design surrounds a raised basalt slab containing a pool, sundeck, and fireplace, conceptualized as a ‘bento box’ of outdoor activities," says the agent.

"Lush landscaping by Sarita Jaccard Design surrounds a raised basalt slab containing a pool, sundeck, and fireplace, conceptualized as a ‘bento box’ of outdoor activities," says the agent.

Radius House at 640 Milwood Avenue in Venice, California, is currently listed for $7,200,000 by Engel & Völkers Santa Monica.

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