California home thought to have inspired Sydney Opera House sells for US$20m less than asking price
by Kelly Burke from World news | The Guardian on (#6QE8D)
The six-bedroom Wave House in Malibu was designed by Harry Gesner, whose son says it inspired Jorn Utzon's Sydney landmark
An iconic California beach house thought to have inspired Jorn Utzon's design for the Sydney Opera House has sold for US$20m less than its original asking price.
Malibu's Wave House, designed by the American architect Harry Gesner in the late 1950s, was bought by the former Victoria's Secret model Karlie Kloss and her venture capitalist husband, Joshua Kusher, founder of Thrive Capital, for US$29.5m last week.
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