Thursday, July 1, 2010
Case Study #22
Case Study #22 / Stahl House
This was the first Case Study House I've been able to experience in person. It was amazing to see the Pierre Koenig house (famously photographed by Julius Shulman), and even more amazing to be able to do work on the house. Everything is remarkably in tact and original, down to the finishes in the kitchen and the light fixtures in the living room.
The fog gradually burned off and downtown emerged in the distance off to the left. The view extended all the way to the coast on the right. Interestingly the house is oriented to the grid below - a detail you can't appreciate until you stand in front of the pool looking down and realize you are staring down an axis (a similar feeling to standing atop the arc d'triomphe, staring down the long avenues).
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congrats on getting out to the sun! i'm jealous you get to work on such a modern marvel... i know relatively little of the stahl house, but it looks very californian - open, airy, lots of glass. i can imagine looking over the city and seeing everyone running around like little ants as you - the king/queen - chuckles over morning tea. keep up the good reporting!
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