Listed by Alan Taylor with Compass 818-783-7721

Creatives...check out this gated architectural hillside retreat with commanding 180 degree jetliner views with a detached recording studio. This is the perfect live-work retreat for musicians, creatives, and YouTubers. Designed and built by Cyril Chern, AIA as his own primary residence, Chern was former principal at the Hollywood-based architectural firm H.C.T. and served as 1987 president of the American Institute of Architects' Los Angeles chapter. The gated and private home features more than 5,000 square feet of light filled contemporary living spaces with soaring ceilings, clean lines and walls of glass capturing commanding views of the San Fernando Valley, Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mountains from all 3 levels. Incredible exterior spaces feature beautiful porcelain decking, infinity edge pool with spa, covered outdoor dining room with BBQ center and full kitchen, multiple seating areas with fire features, a sensational grotto with custom built waterfall for relaxation, meditation, and inspiration, and unbelievable outdoor living and dining room sky decks with collapsible sliders and fireplace all make the ultimate setting for both relaxation or entertainment! Detached from the main house but just across the front courtyard entry is your very own decked out in home recording studio with its own separate entrance, fully isolated sound proof control and live room, cabling pathways custom-built under the floor come up right next to the patch bay, double doored entrances with thick hardwood for extra sound proofing, record up to a 4-piece band in your live room, or use it as a separate lounge area for guests and complete with a full bath and room for a kitchenette. Your visitors will love their most incredible and luxurious hotel guest suites on the lowest level, sequestered for privacy each with their own remodeled baths and flow through sliders to their own private lounge areas with greenery and outstanding views. The main living area is stunning with the formal dining room doubling as a billiard table with custom built in bar that has walls of glass capturing the incredible views and is located adjacent to the family room with soaring ceilings, custom stone fireplace all flowing through Fleetwood sliders to the sky decks. Clean chef's kitchen with stainless appliances, and quartz counters w adjacent breakfast area with view and staff hallway with storage leading to a lower-level guestroom or wine cellar with half bath and back staircase to a mezzanine with a small living area and lux hidden guest suite w walk in closet and bath. On the upper third level, there's a show-stopper primary retreat w double door entry, walk in closet, separate office w built-in, spacious sleeping area w sitting area and stone fireplace, all facing dead on views of the mountains and incredible sunsets. And just outside the primary suite, there's a second office, nursery or more closet space with a remodeled bath across the hall and direct entrance to the attached garage with high ceilings with reinforced flooring for a gym with laundry room for towel service and storage. With all three levels connected by an elevator for easy access, this house is the ultimate entertainer's live/work space for any creative. Don't miss your opportunity to see this incredible contemporary masterpiece and enjoy the very best of California living at 14613 Round Valley Drive.