Esoteric Survey

Brubeck House  by Beverley "David" Thorne, Oakland, 1954 This is the first of two houses Thorne designed for Dave and Iola Brubeck. The other is in Connecticut.  Photo:  NorCalMod: Icons of Northern California Modernism Trees are great, except when it comes to trying to take photos of buildings. Too bad the tree the cut out was made for didn't make it.  Source:  Click Americana   Dave and Iola Brubeck Source:  Birth of the Cool by  Elizabeth Armstrong Bethkehem Steel ad.    Another steel house architect, Pierre Koenig, was also featured in their ads. I mentioned this in a previous post,  but Thorne was also a Case Study House architect (#26).   More about him  here  and  here . Source: Click Americana

  Taves House by Donald Olsen in El Cerrito, 1957 House by Don Hardison in El Cerrito   The same house from a different side. House by Mario Corbett, Kensington, 1946 Kip House by Donald Olsen, Berkeley, 1952 This one recently sold for just over $1M. Architect Olsen's own house is right next door. Olsen House by Donald Olsen in Berkeley, 1954 He still lives there. Photo: NorCalMod: Icons of Northern California Modernism Atwell Residence by Richard Neutra in El Cerrito, 1948 Some work is being done on the house. I hope they aren't butchering it. Photo: NorCalMod: Icons of Northern California Modernism Photo: California Book of Homes Photo: California Book of Homes As seen in the above photo, the lower house wasn't originally part of the site.  The Neutra house was in rough shape and sat on the market for quite a while. It eventually sold and the huge house underneath was built. P...