in Malibu, which put his name on the map in rapidly-growing, modernism-loving Los Angeles. Gesner was actually a native of Southern California, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II before studying under Frank Lloyd Wright at his school in the Arizona desert, Taliesin West. But, feeling that the school was too constricting, he moved on and never looked back.
On the home’s main level, there’s a dramatic sunken living room complete with built-in seating, an angular brick fireplace, and an L-shaped sectional surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows. At the center of the main floor, with easy access to the kitchen, dining room, and sunken living room, is an original bar and music booth with original woodwork that mimics the diagonal forms of the home itself.
And if original 1960s bathrooms are your thing, this will be bliss: a water closet clad in original perky blue square ceramic tile, with a double sink, bathtub, and separate shower. Beyond the bath is an office space/dressing area that has a similar window wall to the bedroom, with access to yet another terrace.