Whimsical Casa Luna bounces on Big Sur market for $7 million

California architecture enthusiasts are likely to know Muennig for his design work at Post Ranch Inn, a luxury resort in Big Sur. He also designed many houses in the area.

Located on the Central Coast, Big Sur is about 150 miles south of San Francisco along the Pacific Ocean. The resort town of Carmel is a 45-minute drive north.

Muennig, who died in 2021, was a proponent of organic architecture and homes designed to complement their natural surroundings. In 2000 and 2002, Architectural Digest named him one of the top 100 architects in the United States.

“His homes are as unique as he is,” says Heinrich. “He was very influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and one of the first to think in terms of organic architecture. When he arrived in Big Sur, he said the land spoke to him.

Perched on Pfeiffer Ridge, this 3,000 square foot Casa Luna sits on 5 acres of land in a beachfront community.

“Everything is curved. There aren’t many straight lines in a Mickey house,” says Heinrich.

Spread over three levels, the house offers indoor-outdoor living with adjoining patios and terraces. On the upper level, a fireplace and a wall of windows meet in the living room. From the dining room you can walk into the garden.

The seller bought the house in 1998 for $675,000 and has since updated the kitchen and bathrooms.

In designing a house, Heinrich notes, the architect would “literally go out and camp on the property and see how the sun came up and how the lines collided. He was an absolute nature lover.

The proof is in the layout.

“Almost every room in the house has a private patio,” he says. “Wherever you are in the house, you have a view. You have fabulous mountain and ocean views. The light is always changing and everything is directed towards the light.

There is a detached structure that could be an ideal art studio, and the sale includes plans for a guest house.

The likely buyer of this house is already in California.

“Seventy percent of Big Sur buyers are from northern California,” says Heinrich, “and a good portion work in the high-tech sector. They may have started a business or run a business. Big Sur is a way to escape this pressure.

Another one Muennig’s design is on the market, a glass-walled house built in 2004 on 109 acres. Also represented by Heinrich, it is currently Big Sur’s most expensive ad.

Muennig’s old house– also in Big Sur – was sold out earlier this year.

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