The hilly development, a mix of custom and spec-built tract homes, boasts several architecturally significant dwellings designed by prominent architects of the period. One of those homes, this one designed by architect and furniture designer Miller Fong and nipped down a curved cul-de-sac, where it’s perched on a sloped parcel with an elevated view of the leafy surroundings, isThe unpretentious exterior of Miller Fong’s 1965 design in a hilly South Pasadena neighborhood.
The Lotus Chair is still in production—at Fong and his brother’s venerable, L.A.-based furniture company, Fong Brothers Co.—but there’s nary one to be found among the staged furnishings throughout the well-preserved interiors of the not-quite 2,300-square-foot home that is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
The living room and primary bedroom, as well as the bedroom corridor, spill out to a central courtyard deck that provides privacy from neighboring homes while at the same time being enveloped in the natural surroundings. Available through Silva Portugal-Singh and Ami Singh of Compass, Fong’s classic midcentury design in South Pasadena proves the relaxed California lifestyle never really goes out of style.