The distressed post-and-beam is restored to pristine condition, with contemporary green touches. &ltbr/>&ltbr/> Mr. Magoo, the nearsighted 1950s cartoon character, would have appreciated the open floor plan of this classic Midcentury Modern, if not the drop-dead view of Universal City and the east Valley from practically every room in the house. ¶ Fortunately, producer and writer Leo Salkin, who wrote stories for the animated series and lived in the trilevel for many years, could take full advantage of the Buff, Straub and Hensman 1960s architecture, which maximized the outdoor vistas. The firm was known for its innovative indoor/outdoor designs and simplistic minimalism. ¶ "I saw this house as a wonderful space to display art, and the building itself is art," said current owner and pop-art dealer Phil Selway. "I feel surrounded not only by the history of the architecture, but by the contemporary elements too."&ltp>&ltmap name="google_ad_map_BqW2dVPlIkxYif43M5xF4bZK1jE_">&ltarea shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/BqW2dVPlIkxYif43M5xF4bZK1jE_pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/>&ltarea shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/>&ltimg usemap="#google_ad_map_BqW2dVPlIkxYif43M5xF4bZK1jE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/adsformat=468x30_aff_img&ampclient=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&ampchannel=latimes_news&ampoutput=png&ampcuid=BqW2dVPlIkxYif43M5xF4bZK1jE_&ampurl=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home17-2008aug17,0,5412846.storytrack=rss"/>&ltimg src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/business/~4/366135273" height="1" />