On the relist rebound recently is Wilt Chamberlain’s fascinating 70s architectural statement trophy estate. The Bel Air property popped up for sale back in the summer of 2018, beginning its present run on the open market at $19 million. When it returned two years later, it was priced at $14.9 million.
Nestled among the trees of a 2.6-acre slice of canyon hills paradise, the contemporary house features dramatically angular lines; geometric form is the motif, with the property’s gate pilasters establishing the pattern in shape and in the colorful stained glass panels that give their primal stone a bit of life, or creative human agency.
The house’s design incorporates flying buttresses, recalling cathedral designs, which is a propos for a home custom-built for one of the primary celebrities of the era; for many upper-tier Los Angeles partiers, this pad was a place of worship, although epicurean decadence was the text that fueled the parish. The interiors are a study in 1970s liberation, with ceilings frequently breaking into the cathedral-like spatial largesse that lies at the center of the structure. And, of course, naturalistic materials of the era dominate, with flagstone and honey-toned hardwood accents abounding.
The grounds that frame the home are landscaped as a large garden, with walking paths and a sectional pool completing the scene adjacent to the residence, and views of Los Angeles and the Pacific in the distance.