We passed by this incredibly extravagant house while strolling through the neighborhood.
Almost seven years their marriage and three more children later, the Wests have transformed that real estate into one of the most fascinating, otherworldly, and, yes, strange pieces of domestic architecture on the planet.
The metamorphosis of the house from suburban McMansion to futuristic Belgian monastery, as Kanye himself blithely describes it, is a story of probing and passion—a testament to the iconoclastic mind of the boundary-defying musician and the fearlessness of the zeitgeist-defining reality star and entrepreneur.
Kim recalls of their first sighting in the summer of 2013. “I didn’t really know Kanye’s style at that point, but I thought the house was perfection. Kanye was less enthusiastic. He said, ‘It’s workable.’”
Recent news has been saturated with rumors of Kim and Kanye’s divorce, but fans aren’t having it. The couple seemed like an odd match-up initially, but they’ve made it much further than anyone would’ve guessed.
Now it seems like an opportunity to hit the headlines amidst the KUWTK finale, with one social media user weighing in, “I’ll believe it when the papers are filed AND finalized!”
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— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 24, 2019
Unlike their current home that looks so empty, fans are really digging Kanye’s old home because it had more style and personality in it. More importantly, it actually looked like people lived there. Reddit fans were quick to point out the difference.
“That jetsons room is fabulous. and I LOVE the fish tank separating the tub from the shower,” one user said. “I like this place a lot.”
Another user chimed in, “Woah. I love it. What the hell happened?”
I can’t stand the Hidden Hills house, but I kind of dig like this,” a third user agrees with the majority of fans. “It is minimalist, but fun and has personality, without being over the top.”
Kardashian-West describes her home as “a minimal monastery” that Axel Veroordt and Kanye inspired, but fans can’t get over how weird their home style is. In a tour of their home with MTV Celeb, their weird sinks get the most buzz, but oddly enough, the house is so empty viewers don’t get a glimpse of toys or personal items – it’s like no one lives there.
One Reddit user questions their style change, asking, “How do you go from this to their current house, so devoid of any personality? Like I see the architectural similarities, but there’s so much more attitude and joy in ye’s old house. It may be a bit childish, but at least it feels like a human enjoys living there.”