Wolff House / John Lautner

Marco Wolff residence by John Lautner (1961) 

I attended a tour of the house that was hosted by the Lautner Foundation. They only allowed cell phone pics.

Wolff was an interior designer and musician. He asked Lautner for a Hollywood version of  Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. This was fortunate since Lautner supervised the building of the Pennsylvania landmark.  

The Wolff house was completed just a year after the Chemosphere. 

The site is on a steep slope, high above West Hollywood.

The Pacific Design Center can be seen on the right. 

The triangular element on the top left is a mirror-lined skylight. 

I love a good tree cutout.

The interior was originally carpeted and included Dunbar.

Source: Julius Shulman, 1975 - GRI Special Collection

Although the house is not for sale, it's mostly unfurnished at the moment.

Of course the LA version of Fallingwater consists of a pool. 

Railroad ties

The tour was led by George Salazar.

The door of the guest house, which was added in 1963, has a pretty great V-shaped top.  

Door detail

Light fixture in the carport.

More Dunbar and Brown Jordan on the patio. 

Source: House and Garden, January 1965

Source: House and Garden, January 1965

Source: House and Garden, January 1965

Here is a current drone shot sent by George and Tilsia. 

Copyright: George Salazar and Tilsia Acosta

Here is a cross section of the main house. 

A separate Lautner-designed guesthouse building was added later. Wolff also commissioned Lautner to design a mountain cabin in Idylwild, which was completed in 1975.  

Source: House and Garden, January 1965

Hi John!

Source: Julius Shulman, 1975 - GRI Special Collection