ACTIVE
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The Roxy Roth House, 1946.
R.M. Schindler, Architect.
Commissioned by a screenwriter and actor, the Roxy Roth House has been cared for by only four owners across nearly eight decades, all creatives themselves. Critic Reyner Banham observed that Schindler "designed as if there had never been houses before," a sentiment fully realized here in the inventive choreography of light, space, and privacy. Living here feels less like inhabiting a traditional house and more like inhabiting a work of art.
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The Hart-Jacobs Residence , 1923.
Meyer & Holler Architects with later additions
Originally built in 1923, with masterful expansions and additions extending into the 21st century. Architects: Meyer & Holler (original design), and modern restoration / expansion by Gene Farkas, Principal Designer, StiLLLifE Construction. Hidden behind stately columns along Wilshire Boulevard lies Fremont Place, an historic enclave in the Hancock Park district known for its exclusivity and enduring tranquility.
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Avenel Cooperative Housing Project, 1947.
Gregory Ain, Architect.
On the National Register of Historic Places and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1221.
The 10 ingeniously designed units laid out in two identical rows, integrate both private and public spaces. Each unit has a front patio for utility, and a rear patio that opens up to western facing views. Ain's signature sliding walls can be opened or closed depending on need.
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The Mahler / Adams Residence, 1924-1998.
William Adams, Architect.
The published studio / home of sculptor Anna Mahler, daughter of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, is a remarkable demonstration of Mies van der Rohe's adage: Less is more. While memorializing them in the new hardwood floor surface in deference to Mahler, architect William Adams daringly removed living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom walls, and ceilings creating an inspiring new space for modern living.
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Case Study House #16, 1953.
Craig Ellwood Design
In 1945, Arts & Architecture Magazine launched the now internationally celebrated Case Study House Program introducing the broad public to new concepts for living well, and efficiently. This house is design #16 in the program. It is the only Case Study House by Craig Ellwood that still stands in its original condition.