Mid Century Organic Architectural Estate By Frank Lloyd Wright Protege On 11 Acres In California

A mid-century organic architecture estate on 11.21 acres in the Soquel Hills, in Santa Cruz County, California, minutes from Capitola’s beaches.

Built in 1965, the single-story residence occupies a private hilltop, with forest and ridgeline views extending in nearly every direction. The scale of the home is set by a 25-foot living room anchored by a substantial fireplace; extensive glazing and redwood framing carry that scale outward into the surrounding land, rather than separating the interior from it. Polished concrete floors and custom built-ins run throughout the home, a consistent material language rather than a decorative flourish. Five bedrooms and four bathrooms are arranged across 4,166 square feet, with rooms organized around views and light rather than a conventional hallway plan.

Outside, more than 5,000 square feet of stone terrace surrounds a saltwater pool and a separate pool house, giving the grounds their own sequence of outdoor rooms distinct from the house itself. A tennis court sits apart from the pool terrace, and a Japanese garden with a koi pond and waterfall forms a quieter counterpoint to it. Two redwood decks extend from different points of the house, taking advantage of different aspects of the ridgeline. A bocce court and a bamboo walking path complete the grounds, giving the property a range of settings for entertaining or for simple daily use, without any one feature crowding another.

The estate is gated, with video and audio security systems in place. Multi-zone propane heating serves the main residence, and the property has its own well, giving it a measure of independence not common even among other large parcels in the area.

The result is a property built for a specific way of living outdoors as much as indoors: eleven-plus acres of usable, varied grounds, a home whose architecture was designed to sit inside the land rather than on top of it, and a setting close enough to Capitola’s beaches and to Santa Cruz County’s daily conveniences that the privacy of the hilltop never comes at the cost of convenience.

Offered by Desantis Realty Group, under Coldwell Banker, this listing is represented by founder and principal agent Mario Desantis, DRE #02119587. Full property details, current photography, and private showing arrangements are available on request.