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In 2016, Gesner told Curbed that he drew up the design for the home on a surfboard using a grease pencil.

Mr. Gesner’s designs were variously inspired by the shape of a sand castle, the wings of a bird and the scales of a fish.

Architect: Harry Gesner, the surf-loving architect whose soaring designs celebrated California’s dramatic landscape, died on June 10 at his home in Malibu.

Mr. Gesner would become the go-to architect for many of Hollywood’s well-heeled bachelors.

The lack of credential was little deterrent to Gesner, who over the course of his life designed and crafted dozens of prized homes around Los Angeles.