Rare LA home designed by one of the world’s most respected architects sells for $2.45M off-market
A rare 1980s residential property designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, known as the Sirmai-Peterson House, sold for $2.45 million in Thousand Oaks, California, in an off-market transaction. The home, privately owned since its completion in 1988, reflects a transitional phase in Gehry's architectural style and remained largely unknown to the public. The sale was finalized quickly through Compass agent Brian Linder after a chance introduction, with the property maintaining many of its original 1980s design elements.
- ▪The Sirmai-Peterson House, designed by Frank Gehry, was commissioned in 1983 and completed in 1988 in Thousand Oaks, California.
- ▪Frank Gehry, who passed away in late 2025 at age 96, designed very few residential projects during his decades-long career.
- ▪The home sold for $2.45 million in an off-market deal facilitated by Compass agent Brian Linder.
- ▪Architecturally, the house represents a transitional phase in Gehry’s work, blending early modernist influences with emerging sculptural forms.
- ▪The property retains many original 1980s finishes, including mint-green and robin’s egg-blue bathroom tiles.
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Real Estate exclusive Rare LA home designed by one of the world’s most respected architects sells for $2.45M off-market By Angela Serratore Published May 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m. ET Tucked into the tree-lined hills of Thousand Oaks, a 1980s home by the legendary architect Frank Gehry has quietly traded hands for $2.45 million without ever hitting the open market. Commissioned in 1983 and competed in 1988, the Sirmai-Peterson House, as it’s known, sits almost an hour from downtown LA, and has garnered less attention than some of Gehry’s other residential projects, like his personal Santa Monica residence. “Nobody knew about this house really,” said listing representative Brian Linder, of Compass.
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