Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest magazine describes Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West’s California property as a “wildly idiosyncratic family refuge in suburban Los Angeles,” and they have allowed the magazine to tour it.
The mansion, which they purchased in 2014, has been extensively detailed by the couple, who had previously only shared Instagram photos of it. Kanye described the property as a “futuristic Belgian monastery.”
The kitchen island with ceramic vases by Shiro Tsujimura on top.Digest Architecture
It wasn’t love at first sight when they initially saw the home in 2013: “I thought the house was perfection.” Kanye was not as enthused. “It’s feasible,” he stated,” Kim disclosed.
Belgian designer and tastemaker Axel Vervoordt helped bring the proposal to reality. Kanye was drawn to his alluring simplicity and thought that this man could design Batman’s home after seeing the kind of work he was producing. He told AD, “I had to work with him.”
Kim Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, tweeted in 2018 that the mansion was worth $60 million, despite reports that it was only bought for $20 million.
The pool area.Architectural Digest
The three started a distillation process after having discussions centered around “a search for cosmic values of peace and positive energy,” as Vervoordt put it. “We changed the house by purifying it, and we kept pushing to make it purer and purer,” the architect said.
The living area is furnished with a limestone cocktail table by Vervoordt and upholstered chairs by Royere.Digest Architecture
This meant that all of the rooms in the mansion had different dimensions, and there was very little furniture. A serene atmosphere is conveyed by the neutral color scheme. The outcome is noticeably—and maybe surprisingly—minimalistic.
While Vervoordt completed the majority of the work, other designers contributed as well. These included Peter Wirzt, who was in charge of the garden design, Vincent Van Duysen, who assisted with furnishing the children’s bedrooms and living room, and Claudio Silvestrin, who created the master bath.
There are additional pieces by Anish Kapoor made of fiberglass and tables and chairs designed by Jean Royère.