Inside Alicia Keys' ultra modern home – you might recognise it from the Iron Man movie

Alicia Keys just bought California's architectural masterpiece 'Razor House' for half of the original asking price...

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(Image credit: Gary Kasl/Douglas Elliman)

Alicia Keys has just snapped up the ultra modern, futuristic Razor House.

Designed by Wallace E. Cunningham, the house is an architectural masterpiece, featuring a mix of brutalist architecture and floor-to-ceiling glass facades that frame ocean views.

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(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

Aside from being the inspiration behind Tony Stark’s Razor Point, Malibu lair in the Iron Man film franchise, the property's incredible subterranean garage was used as a film set for the film.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

Teetering on cliffs overlooking the ocean, this sleek 10,653-square-foot, concrete-and-glass mansion took six years to construct and features multiple levels and terraces.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

The Razor House extends several stories below ground, so that each roof forms a terrace to the adjacent upper floor.

Spread over three main floors, the home features six bedrooms, two of which are master suites with spectacular ocean views through end-to-end, floor-to-ceiling curved glass.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

The ensuite bathrooms come with walk-in showers, freestanding baths and walk-in dressing rooms.

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(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

The striking glass-framed living room is spread over two floors, connected by a curved floating staircase.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

There's also a library, home cinema, fully-equipped gym, and two steam rooms.

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(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

The living room opens onto grassy area with a fire pit and built-in outdoor BBQ, along with a vanishing-edge, heated infinity pool.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

While up on the roof terrace, there’s a roof-top spa, a sprawling entertaining area and sundeck offering more breathtaking views of the Pacific.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

But perhaps the most spectacular feature of all is the subterranean garage. This space was used as Tony Stark's infamous basement garage where Stark’s Iron Man suit was created.

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(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

For guests – or a caretaker perhaps – there's a separate, detached, triple-level, 1,300-square-foot guest house with two ensuite bedrooms, with a separate entrance to each floor.

alicia keys house

(Image credit: Gary Kasl)

Completed in 2007, the oceanfront home has become a landmark in the wealthy Southern California town of La Jolla.

Alicia Keys and her music producer husband Kasseem Dean, a.k.a. Swizz Beatz, striked a great deal on the price.

The house was originally on the market for $45 million, then at $30 million, reduced to $24.995 million, with Alicia Keys paying $20.8 (£15.6) million for the abode.

Josh and Matt Altman of Douglas Elliman represented both the buyer and the seller in this sale.

Lotte Brouwer

Lotte is the Digital Editor for Livingetc, and has been with the website since its launch. She has a background in online journalism and writing for SEO, with previous editor roles at Good Living, Good Housekeeping, Country & Townhouse, and BBC Good Food among others, as well as her own successful interiors blog. When she's not busy writing or tracking analytics, she's doing up houses, two of which have features in interior design magazines. She's just finished doing up her house in Wimbledon, and is eyeing up Bath for her next project.