A modern Sonoma estate with poetic, understated style on 37 acres of rolling hills and vineyards is currently listed for sale. Owned by the estate of CD-multimedia pioneer Robert Ellis, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is seeking $7,695,000. A portion of the sale proceeds will benefit the late entrepreneur’s beloved organizations: Opera Parallèle, the San Francisco Symphony and the UC Berkeley Foundation for Cal Performances.
The work of Mahoney & Piechota Architects, the 4,200-square-foot dwelling offers a seamless indoor-outdoor experience via floor-to-ceiling sliding windows and a wraparound deck. But the interplay between the design and setting strikes an alchemy beyond that.
The home’s angular design whispers with clean lines and subtle tones. The look is made sumptuous with juxtaposing curvy hills and vineyard rows, visible from nearly every room — even the walk-in closet. Similarly, a flood of red flowers dazzle in the courtyard against a tranquil backdrop of wood-siding and walls of glass windows, gently framed in black steel. From inside the house, the show of red beams against seasonally green hills in the distance. The landscaping, by Tammara Norman, includes a surround of lush shrubbery.
The grounds offer a spa, pool and outdoor shower. A sizable pond is just a short walk beyond a patch of vineyard…