The most photographed home in the world! Even if you've never seen it in person, you'll undoubtedly recognize the Stahl House (Case Study House #22 for you modernist fanatics) and its twinkly vista. You will also recognize the famed iconic architectural photographer Julius Shulman's work which captured the image that would represent modern architecture in Los Angeles during the 20th century.
Designed by Pierre Koenig, this 1960's the Stahl House is known as "a superlative architectural statement in steel and glass cantilevered over the broad expanse of Los Angeles" and is one of the most known of all the case study homes in LA example of the Case Study House program, which aimed to create affordable houses for post-war families in Los Angeles. The Stahl House was declared a Historic-Cultural landmark of the City of Los Angeles in 1999. In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed the Stahl House as one of the top 150 structures on their "America's Favorite Architecture" list, one of only 11 in Southern California. The house was included in a list of all time top 10 houses in Los Angeles in a Los Angeles Times survey of experts in December 2008. In 2013, the Stahl House became listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
House History:
In 1954, Buck and Carlotta Stahl purchased a piece of land that would become the site of one of the most widely known modern homes in the world. The first two established architect’s interviewed for the project refused to build on such a precarious spot, but their luck changed when they met young Pierre Koenig who had just passed his California State Board architecture exams and was ready to embrace the challenge. Located on what the architect called “an eagle’s nest site in the Hollywood hills,” the 2,200 SF home was completed in 1960. Constructed of glass and steel, it is a house entirely focused on a breathtaking view and connection to the outside world which is accessible from every room – even the kids’ room – and stepping between indoors and out is as effortless as walking from room to room. “You see the view and you’re living with the environment, the outside,” said Koenig. Before Koenig accepted the job, he wisely proposed the project to John Entenza and Arts & Architecture magazine’s program for experimental houses (1945–66), which is how the Stahl House became Case Study House No. 22. The purpose of the program was to promote affordable architecture for the post-war years. Clients enjoyed access to top architects and significant savings on materials. In return, they agreed to open their homes to the public once complete. Fifty-six years later, the Stahl family continues to honor that promise.
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