James Jannard’s Brutalist Mansion in Trousdale Estates For Sale

The brutalist estate built by Oakley founder James Jannard is back on the market, relisted at $65.995 million after a $3 million price cut.

Set on a 2-acre cliff in Trousdale Estates, the 18,000-square-foot residence combines raw brutalism with steampunk flourishes, softened by walls of glass framing sweeping views of Los Angeles.

Jannard enlisted the Dallas-based IDGroup to execute what he described as a “mad scientist” vision, as reported by Wallpaper Magazine, giving the architects wide latitude to create a singular statement home after buying the land for $19.9 million in 2009.

The result is an imposing compound that looks like a fortified castle with 96 concrete columns punctuated with exposed tie holes. Curtain glass

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