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Jan 20, 2019 · Initially, the site had been deemed “unbuildable” by several architects and contractors due to the steep 45-degree downhill slope. Lautner’s solution to the house was to embed a 5-foot-thick, 27-foot high reinforced concrete post into the hill to support a floating octagonal pod.
- The California Mies Van Der Rohe
During his time as an estimator here he would meet John...
- The California Mies Van Der Rohe
Jan 21, 2019 · Initially, the site had been deemed “unbuildable” by several architects and contractors due to the steep 45-degree downhill slope. Lautner’s solution to the house was to embed a 5-foot-thick ...
Jul 16, 2024 · Here, technical innovation draws a surface related to the steep topography, opening up to the landscape thanks to a pool that defines a void in front of the living room. The house generally gathers curvilinear walls that envelop the space, creating a continuous exchange between inside and outside.
May 6, 2020 · Perched on a steep hillside in Silver Lake, the John and Mary Lautner Residence remains in nearly original condition. The redwood-clad home cascades down a steep slope—a challenge Lautner approached with the intention "to build something of the hill, rather than in spite of the hill."
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Jul 31, 2008 · The show picks up steam with a design for the 1948 Sheats Apartments, Lautner’s first built foray into what would become an obsession with circular structures. A tentative early sketch shows...
Jun 29, 2015 · Lautner often sketched as he built, his initial freehand plans and sections indicate a clear sense of structure and an overarching personality unique to each project. Also, the ideas for each individual project were closely related to the needs of his client.
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Apr 29, 2015 · Throughout his career, Lautner harnessed the idea and the vision to create exciting and dramatic structures. Never losing sight of his client’s individualities and utilizing the elite of domestic construction, Lautner designed and built his way into architectural immortality.