Canadian-born pop-rap crossover artist Drake enjoyed a stay at a very recent eco-modern in Beverly Hills. The .57-acre, 18,169 sq. ft. property is located in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood. It apparently represents a six-year labor from concept to completion.
The house was designed by SAOTA, a firm that specializes in ‘green’ modern-style homes, luxury trophies that blue the demarcation between house and natural world in various ways. The firm generally works with modern forms, adding green roofs and various low-impact climate and power systems and interior landscaping elements. The Hollywood Hills home which Quest Nutrition founders Tom and Lisa Bilyeu closed on in late 2019 for $35.5 million was designed by SAOTA. Two of its key features are an atrium garden and a 170-foot pool.
The Trousdale Estates house is one of the firm’s newer works; it was completed months ago. According to Dirt, Drake spent a short time in the home. The property is not currently listed for sale on the open market, but earlier this year it was offered at $65 million.
With a bridge over water as a preamble to entry, the atmospheric home’s meditative lifestyle design is evident from the outset. Interior spaces include a grand living area divided by slatted wood and marble accents, semi-gloss marble floors, and electronically-retractable glass walls. Flashy touches include Dada-inspired kitchen cabinetry and decorative marble reminiscent of piano keys.
A wellness center—that’s a spa these days—and gym, an office, a theater and a 2000-bottle wine cellar are on the home’s list of options. And, of course, the SAOTA centerpiece: an olive tree born around 1870 framed by a 20-foot water wall as a display.
Drake has sold over 170 million records worldwide. He’s released six studio albums, all of which topped the Billboard 200 chart. And the Canadian Albums Chart, too, of course. He’s also achieved chart-topping glory with his 2019 compilation album Care Package, in addition to three mixtapes, bringing the total of number-one albums to 10. His most recent studio effort, Certified Lover Boy, was released earlier this year; it broke several records, including most opening-day streams on both Apple Music and Spotify.
