A new listing on Paloma Avenue in Venice is far from your average dwelling. The 2,946-square-foot structure is the only home in the United States designed by Arata Isozaki, architect of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Bunker Hill close to Downtown Los Angeles.

Isozaki’s Venice design was completed in 1986 and was once home to musician Eric Clapton, who bought it in late 90s and sold it in 2004. The building is gated and just a block from Venice Beach. Along with three bedrooms and two full bathrooms, it also includes a 600-square-foot patio and 30-foot ceilings. The sound system was reportedly installed by Clapton, so it’s probably pretty good quality.

Over the course of his long career, Isozaki has worked on nearly 200 projects around the world. The MOCA and this Venice home (the Bjornson Studio and Home) were his first in the United States. Additional U.S. designs since have included New York’s Palladium Club, the Brooklyn Museum expansion, Miami’s Bass Museum of Art expansion, and Columbus’s Ohio Center of Science and Industry, along with various other stateside competitions.

The Venice home, located at 16 Paloma Ave., lists for $5,495,000 and is currently taking appointments to tour the property.

Photo by Douglas Ellman Real Estate
Photo by Douglas Ellman Real Estate
Photo by Douglas Ellman Real Estate