I am on the hunt for a new place to live which reminds me how much I love the “post and beam” construction of mid-century modern architecture. Los Angeles is the perfect place to live with any chance of getting your hands on one of these minimalistic works from a modern master such as Neutra, Schindler, Koenig, Eichler to name a few. What makes these structures so beautiful is the seamless transition from inside to outside, creating harmony with the landscape.
Richard Neutra (1892 - 1970)
Kaufman House
Palm Springs, CA
Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1892, moved to the United States by 1923. He worked briefly for Frank Lloyd Wright before accepting an invitation from his close friend and university companion Rudolf Schindler to work and live communally in Schindler’s Kings Road House in California.
Joseph Eichler (1900 - 1974)
Ventura, CA
Pierre Koenig (1925 - 2004)
Stahl House
Hollywood Hills, CA
Photograph by Julius Shulman
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1 Mort // May 30, 2008 at 3:03 pm
That’s a pretty house…reminds me of the house my mother built on the Jersey shore (Bruce Springsteen country), where I spent a lot of time in my teen years. Front and back all of glass and beams, side walls of stone, and set about 50 feet from the sea wall.
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