Posts Tagged ‘Craig Ellwood’
Taalman Koch’s Craig Ellwood Renovation
Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch Architecture is documenting the hands-on renovation of a double unit in the (1953) Craig Ellwood Courtyard Apartment in Hollywood on Dwell. Taalman and Koch are remodeling a 1,600-square-foot, live-work apartment in the 3,200-square-foot, two-story, building, which they’re using as a home to raise their daughter and an office for up to six people.
“Perhaps to most people in Los Angeles, up to nine people sharing one 1,600-square-foot space sounds crazy, but after spending ten years in New York I saw a lot of potential,” Taalman says.
Taalman visited the Ellwood Apartments years earlier and fell in love with their efficiency and indoor-outdoor Southern California feel, while still being in the heart of Hollywood. “We saw our own ideals reflected in the courtyard apartment, open spaces, expansion through transparency and indoor/outdoor connections, and its smaller-is-better ethos,” she states.
It’s fascinating to read about the building’s history, renovation, consolidation of live and work space, and the interior design choices. Check out all Taalman’s posts here.
6 Shadow Lane in Rolling Hills Estates
6 Shadow Lane
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
4 BR 4 BA
$1,595,000
This is the first time The Kawahara Residence has been on the market since it was built by architect Craig Ellwood in 1969. The 3,365 square foot home is being sold by the original owners.
This iconic architectural home is composed in steel and glass with refined detailing, clearly achieving Ellwood’s stated objective of “beauty through order.”
909 North Beverly Glen In Bel Air
909 North Beverly Glen
Los Angeles 90077
3 BR 2 BA
$869,000
Craig Ellwood’s 1949 Broughton House is a precursor to his later Case Study designs. Its modular construction and Miesian styled steel beams support large floor to ceiling windows that open to hillside views.
There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on the main level and third bed and bath below, adjacent to the carport.
1515 North Tigertail Road In Brentwood
1515 North Tigertail Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
3 BR, 2 BA
$2,350,000
This stunning mid-century modern masterpiece was built in 1952 by hugely influential Los Angeles-based architect Craig Ellwood. It features the same eight-foot module and paneled “floating walls” utilized in Ellwood’s Case Study House #16, also built in 1952. It has been fully restored with Ellwood’s original design preserved.
The home has beautiful wood ceiling beams, precisely fit into steel framing, carry the eye out to views of city and coastline. Read more…
Ellwood’s Moore House
The fourth stop on the MAK Architecture tour was Ellwood’s Moore House – my favorite on the tour that was not called the How House. The walk up from Bonvue Avenue to the house is like walking into another world. Before you see the house you see one of many outdoor seating areas – a hint of what’s to come.
Hidden amongst trees and plants lies the house: a three-bedroom, two-bathroom structure enclosed by glass windows. The living room features through views from the entry to the backyard and surrounding rustic setting. Basically the house is one big glass rectangle. In a word: amazing.
Take a look at the living to get an idea of just how this modern masterpiece is laid out:
MAK Center Architecture Tour: Silverlake/Los Feliz Mid-Century Modernism
There’s a great architectural tour coming up that I’ll be attending in Los Angeles that I’m very excited about. The MAK Center‘s fall tour features some amazing homes for the public to explore (such as Schindler’s How House above).
The tour focuses on seven homes in the Silver Lake and Los Feliz neighborhoods and features architects such as Gregory Ain, Raphael Soriano and Craig Ellwood. Aside from the How House, which is the main attraction, other highlights include Ain’s Avenel Cooperative project in Silver Lake, Schindler’s McAlmon House and Ellwood’s Moore House in Los Feliz.
The tour takes place Sunday, October 4th and tickets are $75 ($65 for students and Friends of the Schinderl House). Click here for more info. See you there!
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