About This Home:
This is a spectacular 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath mid-century modern masterpiece for sale in the Amberwood subdivision of Atlanta. Designed by architect Robert Green, AIA -- an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright -- using the same construction technique as Wright's design for his home at Taliesin West and recalling the iconic facade of his masterpiece Fallingwater, this unique home epitomizes the tenets of mid-century modernist design with a transparent divide between indoor and outdoor, dramatic use of natural materials, and the seemless integration of the built environment with the natural environment. This home was built circa 1963 and has been restored to its original glory by the present owners (only its 2nd owners). Virtually invisible from the street, it sits on a huge, wooded lot overlooking a winding stream. On the main level, this home features: an entry way with original built-in sideboard, guest powder room, and a wall of storage closets; a fireside great room with built-in seating and shelving and floor to ceiling windows and glass doors opening out to the first of several decks, patios, and porches overlooking the wooded backyard; a spacious, open dining area with floor to ceiling windows; renovated kitchen with honed soapstone countertops and stainless steel appliances; a charming breakfast room with patio doors out to a screened porch; a fabulous master suite with spacious bedroom, adjoining fireside sitting room, patio doors to a wrap-around deck, a wall of closets, and a private door into the upstairs hall bath featuring an outer dressing room with double vanity and an inner bathroom with custom tub/shower. There's a 2nd bedroom on this level. This bedroom also has a private door out to the master deck and makes an ideal sitting room or office for the master suite if not needed as a bedroom. Downstairs, there are 2 additional bedrooms and a 2nd full bath with outer dressing room and inner bathroom. In addition, there's a large family room, a spacious bonus room, and a workshop/storage room. As is the case in many of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, this home has many original, built-in pieces of furniture that were custom designed by the architect. The entire home has a rich, earthy ambience with heart of redwood shiplap planks on the walls and ceiling; stone and concrete construction including colored and scored concrete floors and a concrete staircase; floor to ceiling windows and glass doors plus the judicious use of clerestory windows to bring in additional natural light while maintaining complete privacy.
This home is located in the fabulous Amberwood subdivision of unincorporated DeKalb county. Amberwood was developed in the early 1960s and features custom-designed homes on large lots in a rolling, wooded landscape. Many of the homes are one-of-a-kind mid-century modern designers with a significant number having been commissions of Robert Green.
The house is just blocks from Briarlake Elementary and is in the award-winning Lakeside High School district. This is a convenient close-in location with easy access to I-85, I-285, and GA 400. There are many nearby shopping areas: Vista Grove Shopping Center, a charming neighborhood business district just down Lavista Road, is very quick drive. Other nearby shopping centers include: Northlake Mall, Toco Hills Shopping Center, Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, and the shops and restaurants of Decatur's downtown square. This area provides a quick commute to Emory University, the CDC, the VA Hospital, and DeKalb Medical Center. It is also convenient to Midtown, Buckhead, Virginia-Highland and either Downtown Atlanta or Downtown Decatur. There are several private swim and tennis clubs in the vicinity that area residents may join. Other nearby recreational amenities include Mason Mill Park (with the DeKalb Tennis Center) and Stone Mountain Park (less than 10 miles away).
