It’s some of the emblematic pictures of California modernism ever taken: a black-and-white picture depicting a glowing glass, cantilevered quantity jutting out of the Hollywood Hills. Two ladies, clad in full-skirted attire, converse inside, floating above the glittering avenue grid of Los Angeles.
Julias Schulman’s picture of the Stahl residence captured the ethos of midcentury structure in Los Angeles
(Picture credit score: Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Belief)
The picture, captured in 1960 by architectural photographer Julius Schulman, without end immortalised Case Research Home #22, a putting residence designed by architect Pierre Koenig constructed for shoppers Buck and Carlotta Stahl. The home has remained in household fingers ever since.
This week, 65 years after the house was accomplished, the Stahl Home has hit the market. The asking worth is $25 million.
‘This isn’t merely a sale; it’s a passing of accountability – a seek for the subsequent custodian who will honour the home’s historical past, respect its architectural purity and guarantee its preservation for generations to come back,’ the itemizing by The Company actual property, says.
A view of the dwelling and eating room in 1960
(Picture credit score: Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Belief.)
The kitchen because it appeared in 1960
(Picture credit score: Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Belief)
Whereas the home is modest in scale – it incorporates simply two bedrooms and includes 2,200 sq ft – it’s, in each sense of the phrase, an icon. It was constructed as a part of the ‘Case Research’ home program, a problem put forth by Arts & Structure journal in 1945 that tasked architects with devising elegant, low-cost properties to deal with postwar housing shortages. Twenty-five had been constructed, together with constructions by Richard Neutra, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, and others.
The inside of the Stahl House has remained nearly unchanged for greater than six a long time
(Picture credit score: Cameron Carothers)
A view of the classic kitchen, which features a plaque noting its standing as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
(Picture credit score: Cameron Carothers)
The Stahl residence, although, is arguably probably the most well-known, as a result of enthusiasm of its photographer and the evangelism of its shoppers. Buck and Carlotta recurrently hosted structure buffs and college students, whereas, for the final 17 years, two of the Stahl kids saved the home open for excursions.
‘Our mother and father allowed folks to come back in for picture shoots, filming, and excursions and allowed visits from schools and universities. Having Julius’ {photograph} seen all over the world and opening the home up constantly has introduced it to the extent [of popularity] it has now,’ Shari Stahl shared in a 2015 interview with LA journal.
The house options floor-to-ceiling glass home windows with putting views over the pool and Los Angeles
(Picture credit score: Cameron Carothers)
The home maintains its open plan kitchen-dining space, although the ornamental fire was clad in stone at a later date
(Picture credit score: Cameron Carothers)
After greater than six a long time of possession and the rising problem of maintaining with an getting older constructing, the Stahls felt it was time for a brand new proprietor. ‘This house has been the middle of our lives for many years, however as we’ve gotten older, it has turn out to be more and more difficult to take care of it with the eye and power it so richly deserves,’ Shari and her brother Bruce wrote in a assertion on the Stahl Home web site.
‘The time has come to determine the subsequent steward of Case Research Home #22—somebody who not solely appreciates its architectural significance but additionally understands its place within the cultural panorama of Los Angeles and past,’ they added.
A view of the pool, as seen at present
(Picture credit score: Cameron Carothers)
Certainly, the Stahl Home’s future purchaser will primarily be buying a dwelling museum. The house has remained nearly unchanged since Koenig accomplished it in 1960. There’s the open-plan kitchen, full with unique plywood cupboards; three unrenovated loos; and radiant heating. The fortunate proprietor, although, will undoubtedly benefit from the in-ground swimming pool, the cinematic views and the quarter-acre lot.
The home was designated a Historic-Cultural Monument by LA’s Cultural Heritage Fee in 1999, which means that – whereas the home isn’t completely shielded from demolition – any important modifications are topic to evaluation.
However the Stahls are holding out for simply the fitting purchaser, one that can respect their mother and father’ legacy and Koenig’s ambition alike. In line with the itemizing, which is held by William Baker, structure director at The Company, ‘For the fitting purchaser, this can be a legacy to hold ahead.’
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