"The architect pretty much took it to the ground. When work was completed in 1998, the house didn't look anything like its old self. Its new look included a soaring living-room ceiling, an open floor plan, a third-floor sun deck/meditation area and an open-cage elevator in a glass tower."
"Windows were treated with high UV-protection film, water in the pool was solar heated and building materials were less toxic and more resource-efficient than those used in typical construction. The architect also made sure that the use of paint on interiors was minimized and that the paint used contained no volatile organic compounds."
"Hertz is founder and president of Syndesis Inc., an architecture, design and manufacturing firm specializing in 'creating sustainable strategies and environmental products.' The house has been used in filming TV commercials, including one aired during Super Bowl XXXVI that netted $10,000 a day."
Keith Lehrer, a businessman and attorney, commissioned architect David Hertz to completely remodel his 1950s Bel-Air ranch house. The 1998 renovation transformed the property into a contemporary showcase featuring sustainable design and construction. The redesigned 6,767-square-foot home includes five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and innovative features such as a soaring living-room ceiling, open floor plan, third-floor sun deck, and glass-tower elevator. Green design elements include solar-heated pool water, high UV-protection windows, low-toxicity building materials, and interior paint with no volatile organic compounds. The home has been used for commercial filming and was listed at $3,950,000.
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