One of the most popular styles of homes in the Bay area has to be the Eichler home. Always in demand, they capture the very best of indoor/outdoor living with their unique design concepts.
Currently, one such home is available for sale in the Oakland hills at 8156 Coach Drive. It is large, offering 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in 2076 square feet of living space.
A centrally placed door opens to invite one inside to an engaging living experience.
The basic concept of an Eichler home is one of living in harmony with nature. It offers a private central garden and atrium around which many of the home's many rooms are placed, creating an interaction between indoor and outdoor living through the use of doors that open out onto the atrium, as is seen here, and below.
Usually, the patio is open to the sky, as is seen here, and other times it is covered, due to weather which would make an open overhead space impractical.
This patio in the Oakland hills is ideal for entertaining friends, or perhaps for relaxing on a pleasant afternoon while enjoying a light lunch.
Moving into the central portion of the home, one discovers this open floor plan that allows a free flow of movement throughout the entire living space that will be seen here and below.
A far wall of floor to ceiling windows and door -another midcentury modern feature-reveals the beauty of the stunning, thoughtfully conceived rear yard of the home, and invites one outside to experience it.
To the left, a tall brick fireplace is at the heart of a warm and welcoming living room that envelopes one in this exceptional living space.
Dramatic open beamed ceilings overhead add a bit of drama to the ambiance, and a large overhead skylight provides additional soft lighting within the room.
Directly opposite is this spacious dining area that easily accommodates a large dining table and mirrored buffet server, and is just steps from the kitchen.
This space can serve so many functions-as a site for a formal evening dinner, as a buffet table for luncheons that are being held in the adjoining gardens, or as a bar table serving drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Just steps away, a color coordinated kitchen has been conceived as a fresh new working space. The changes and special amenities are seen everywhere. It can truly be called a chef's delight for meal preparation.
Beginning with the gleaming porcelin countertops, there is a Sonoma tile blacksplash at the far end of the room, induction cook tops, a Thermador double self-cleaning oven, electric range, a wine refrigerator, and a wet bar.
A reverse view reveals all the counter and storage space, and a washer and dryer at the far end of the scene.
Yet another perspective illustrates the large family room that is immediately adjacent to the kitchen that is a perfect spot for casual activities and snacks.
A reverse outlook of this family room reveals that it opens directly onto the tables, chairs and space offered by the atrium. Floor to ceiling glass doors slide easily to make the transition from one space to the other.
Returning to the dining room, one becomes aware of the outstanding rear yard that reaches out to one through the tall glass doors and windows.
This very exceptional rear yard has had years of careful planning and coordination to bring it to the level that is seen above. Tall, well established trees, and a tall wooden fence surround the yard to insure both shade, beauty and privacy.
Two additional views of the rear yard reveal its size, serenity, and the gentle hillside that invites the planting of a large selection of both bushes, trees and flowers. Just some of the current plants include lavender, agave, sage, and fruit trees.
There are five bedrooms in the home. The first, the primary, easily accommodates a large bed, a pair of nightstands, a chair and side table.
Its wall of windows open out onto the home's rear gardens, and one can step outside, perhaps on an early morning, to enjoy a cup of coffee.
This primary bathroom has an especially attractive color combination of black, white and brown.
Moving to the front of the home, a second bedroom, with living space for a pair of twin beds opens out onto the central atrium and its serenity.
The house's second bathroom is equally bright and welcoming, and is perfect for use by the rooms to the front of the home.
The third bedroom is not far away, and affords softly filtered light from the tall windows to the left, and from yet another set to the right.
There is no doubt that one of the advantages in a house with multiple bedrooms is that they can be used just as bedrooms, but, if not needed as such, can be converted into other desirable uses, as is seen here.
This fourth bedroom has become an office, and has room for yet more amenities such bookcases and cabinets, if needed.
The fifth bedroom has become a quiet sitting room with couches that could extend into beds when needed for guests.
If this serene, and especially well located hillside home is of interest to you, I encourage you to call me promptly regarding it at (510) 517-6280. It is being offered for sale for sale for $1,495,000.
(Listing Courtesy of Doug Sager of The Grubb Company)
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