Commanding views of downtown Los Angeles are on full display at this Outpost Estates compound, which employs a series of sliding glass panels and doors to capture the iconic skyline.

A dark exterior facade with tall panels of glass provides a visual contrast to the light, airy interiors of this newly constructed compound in Venice by AIH Development.

With a $9.75 million asking price, the 50-acre compound has a modern residence at its center surrounded by miles of open Texas Hill Country.

Through April 26 Gregory Ain was a pioneer in the development of low-cost modern housing, and many of his efforts fused radical, left-wing politics and cooperative living with architecture.