Home of the Week: Pacific Palisades compound with ocean views

This Pacific Palisades compound features a contemporary three-story main house, unobstructed ocean and coastline views and a guesthouse with a claim to fame. The Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen-designed Case Study No. 9 house was one of a series of inexpensive and efficient experimental homes built in the middle of the last century.

Location: 205 Chautauqua, Pacific Palisades 90272

Asking price: $15.95 million

Previously sold: In 2010 for $10 million

House size: Five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, 9,500 square feet

Lot size: 43,500 square feet

Features: Gated, art gallery, two offices, library, wine cellar, gym, swimming pool, ocean views

About the area: In the first quarter, 50 single-family homes sold in the 90272 ZIP Code at a median price of $1,793,000, according to DataQuick. That was an 18.5% increase from the first quarter of 2011.

Listing agent: Myra Nourmand, Nourmand & Associates, (310) 888-3333

—Lauren Beale

To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos on a CD, written permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to Lauren Beale, Business, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Send questions to homeoftheweek@latimes.com.