Megamansion architect Bob Ray Offenhauser's personal home lists for $4.2 million

Bob Ray Offenhauser's personal home has listed for $4.2 million, marking the first time the property has been on the market. The late architect designed the South Pasadena residence for his family in 1978.

The three-bedroom, three-bath home spans 2,837 square feet. Offenhauser, known for designing opulent Southern California megamansions and the Huntington's Chinese Garden, prioritized elegant landscaping with gardens and courtyards as important as the interiors.

The residence features pink walls rising to a scalloped edge, with a courtyard and fountain at the entrance. Inside, the living room includes an 18th-century limestone fireplace from a chateau in France's Loire Valley and a 12-foot steel and glass wall opening to the gardens.

Additional spaces include a garden room with an Art Deco-inspired skylight and a kitchen with brick walls and minimalist wood cabinets. The bedrooms feature textured wallpaper and vibrant paint, while bathrooms have marble covering and forest-green wooden trellis details. A secluded pool and spa complete the property.

Eric Lavey at Eric Lavey and Partners holds the listing. The seller is Offenhauser's son, who has worked in luxury real estate and represented Madonna when she bought the Castillo del Lago estate in the Hollywood Hills.