In a coniferous canyon grove in a particularly quiet corner of Beverly Hills sits feature director Kathryn Bigelow’s 1.98-acre estate. The two-time Academy Award-winning director has listed the property fairly consistently over the past few years, and is currently asking $8.395 million for it.

Surprising it is that the property has yet to entrance a new owner into commitment. The 1996-built home and its setting make for a lilting bit of high-dollar SoCal equipoise; the house’s exterior is a ponderous and imposing presence, while the 1.98 acres of grounds comprise a dreamily romantic idyll with walking paths and a stone pool as a centerpiece.

The four-and-four and its companion guest house and garage/studio collectively measure in at 6,300 sq. ft. The interiors sport plentiful poured concrete, echoing the exterior walls of the trio, but also feature a judicious dosing of very warm wood, and enough glass for a buoyant living style, so the tough, hard industrial material by no means gets top billing.

A gem.