9. Razor House, California, USA
This remarkable glass house is located in San Diego, California, and is said to have some pretty A-list residents. Alicia Keys and husband Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz) are thought to have purchased the iconic ‘Razor House’ in 2019 for $20.8m, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
The pair may well have bagged themselves a bargain, since the pad was originally on the market for $30m in 2018.
Designed by Wallace E Cunningham, the property took six years to construct and reportedly inspired Tony Stark’s modern mansion in Marvel’s Iron Man movies.
Residing high above Torrey Pines State Reserve in La Jolla, the almost 11,545-square-foot glass house is host to six bedrooms, six bathrooms and a guest wing.
Fitted out with floor-to-ceiling curved glass walls, almost every room affords uninterrupted views of the sky and sea beyond.
According to the interior design and architecture magazine Architectural Digest, Swizz Beatz had an image of Razor House as his phone’s screen saver for eight years, before the couple finally purchased it. We can’t say we blame him!
The home’s interior is truly jaw-dropping, with walls of glass, quirky built-ins, curving walls and bunker-like spaces.
There’s a two-storey, glass-fronted sitting room, featuring a curved floating staircase, a home cinema, library and even a rooftop spa and barbecue, so the VIP duo can host friends and family in style. The master bedroom is also incredible, with unobstructed ocean views acting as the perfect feature wall.
