Esoteric Survey

Case Study House 23 / Triad A House by Edward Killingsworth, 1960
B-C A This project is three separate houses, all designed by Killingsworth. Triad parts B and C are next to each other, across the street from A.  Source: Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California
Killingsworth kills it with those reflecting ponds!
Photo: Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California

Photo: Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California
House A looking at B. Photo: Beautiful Homes and Gardens in California
Also in La Jolla, El Pueblo Ribera Courts by Rudolph Schindler, 1923
1923, incredible

This project was designed as 12 vacation units. I guess now it's only 6.
Too bad about the "updating" and that furniture. Photo: The Agency

Long Beach and Killingsworth, again.  This time it's the Frank House / Case Study House #25, by Edward Killingsworth, 1962. The house was designed for Edward Frank, one of the owners of Frank Bros.-- the legendary Long Beach furniture store.
Some work is being done on the house so the reflecting pond is currently empty. 
The door is 17ft high. Photo: Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute
The living and dining rooms are on the ground floor, and the bedroom and study are on the second level. Photo: Julius Shulman, Getty Research Institute
Source: Arts & Architecture, 1962 - Photo: Julius Shulman
Yes, all the furniture for the house was supplied by Edward Frank's shop.  Frank Bros. had a long history of furnishing  other Case Study Houses as well.- Eames, Martine, VKG, Grossman and all the other good names.  When the 60's rolled  around, the Scandinavian influence was even invading the Case Study Houses.
Source: Arts & Architecture, 1962
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Arts & Architecture Case Study House 20 / Bailey House for Dr. Stuart Bailey by Richard Neutra, 1948 There are actually two CSH 20's. The other is the Saul Bass House by Buff and Hensmen, 1958
The house is on a private drive off Chautauqua Boulevard/ AKA Case Study House Central CSH 8 (Eames House) ,9 (Eames/Saarinen Entenza House), 20 and 18 (Rodney Walker's West House)  are all neighbors.  All the land once belonged to Arts & Architecture owner and editor, John Entenza. He purchased the property in 1945. Neutra designed two additions to the house, one in 1950 and the other in 1958. Photo: Julius Shulman   Source: Getty Research Institute
Photo: Julius Shulman   Source: Getty Research Institute
Photo: Julius Shulman   Source: Getty Research Institute
Source: Neutra. Complete Works by Barbara Lamprecht, Julius Shulman, Peter Gössel
That's a nice set up: Eames, Alan Gould, Jens Risom.  Part of being part of the Case Study Program was that the client received  discounts on the fur…

Yeah, another Eames House post.








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The Kingsley Jr. House by architect Julius Ralph (J.R.) Davidson, 1947 Davidson was also selected to design Case Study House #1. In fact, he designed it twice. Read more here.  He also designed Case Study Houses #11 and #15.
LAMA will be auctioning off some of the original furniture from the home, including custom pieces designed by the architect. You can read more about the Kingsley house on LAMA's blog: Fate of J. R. Davidson House In Peril By the way, if aren't already on the the LAMA mailing list, you should be.
Photo: Julius Shulman   Source: Getty Research Institute
Current photo of the Kingsley Jr. House
The house with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a pool in Pacific Palisades sold earlier this month for $4,560,000. At that price chances are the house will be destroyed or altered beyond recognition.  This is a real shame because it's the only unaltered house left by J.R. Davidson.  
Image: MLS
Photo: Julius Shulman  Source: LAMA 
Custom lamp from the Kingsley house. Lot 37 at May 19th …