Leon C. Meyer / Round House

Leon C. Meyer (1924–2003) was an architect known for designing round houses in the 1960s and 1970s. They are primarily found in the Bay Area. Leon's firms were Meyer Round Structures and Meyer and Taylor Modern Structures. In addition to round houses, he designed apartments and even a preschool.

Meyer and his family lived in this round house, located in the Oakland hills. It was built in 1967. I did a drive by this weekend to check it out.

In a 1967 Oakland Tribune article, Meyer said "We work in boxes so why should we live in them?" He studied architecture at Cal Poly.

He also designed a triangular apartment building and an M-frame house, both in Oakland.

Source: Oakland Tribune, 1965

Source: Oakland Tribune

Source: LA Times

As of 1971, Leon's company had sold 26 round houses.

Source: LA Times

The firm went into prefabrication of the components, which could then be assembled onsite.

Source: Oakland Tribune

Another Leon Meyer round house in Oakland. Apparently it's still in the hands of the family who built it in 1972. It is also available as a short-term rental.

Source: Vrbo