2821 Shasta Road Berkeley, CA 94708

William Wurster design in Berkeley Hills embraces the landscape. Wurster, ultimately the Dean of U.C. Berkeley School of Architecture, was a pioneer of modern architecture, and this three bedroom and two bath 1930’s home feels modern today. It spotlights innovations for which he was credited: houses smaller in size but equal in livability to large ones, harmonious integration of architecture with site, floor plans with flexibility, and outdoor spaces as blooming rooms. A main-floor bedroom adjacent to a full bathroom offers options. The bedroom serves well as guest accommodation or home office. Second-floor bedrooms comprise broad spaces visually expanded by outstretched picture windows with treed vistas. Each contains two closets and is embellished with clean-lined built-into a private flagstone terrace, and its bathroom, with contemporary cachet,splay shelves. Set apart as a sanctuary, the master opens via French doors to a private flagstone terrace.