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Most distinctively, the house is perched atop a 5-foot-wide (1.5 m) concrete column nearly 30 feet (9 m) high. This innovative design was Lautner's solution to a site that, with a slope of 45 degrees, was thought to be practically unbuildable.
Jun 29, 2015 · Some of his projects became architecture and pop icons as the Goldstein Residence, the Chemosphere and the Elrod House: which well represent his design process described by Lautner as “a total involvement.”
Jul 16, 2024 · John Lautner's 'Chemosphere' (1960) in GTA V and as Troy McClure's house in the Simpsons. pic.twitter.com/46lCHvpREx — Theo Inglis (@Theo_Inglis) March 5, 2017
Jun 16, 2010 · When John Lautner was given the site in 1960, there were two common methods for building houses on the difficult sloped land. The ground could be cut to create a level platform or the house could...
Jul 22, 2013 · Lautner didn't see the house as a flying saucer but as a sensible solution. However counterintuitive the scheme, it was also one of very few imaginable that allowed the plot to...
May 3, 2016 · Built for the client Malin Lautner, a young aircraft engineer, the design of the residence was in fact an engineering challenge due to its location on a forty-five degree slope in an earthquake-prone region. The house, nicknamed the "Chemosphere" hovers 30 feet over the city of Los Angeles resembling a UFO aircraft.
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Lautner practiced architecture for more than 55 years, designing unusual and unique residences in and near Los Angeles, including Silvertop, the Chemosphere, the Sheats/Goldstein residence, the Levy residence, and the Elrod residence (Palm Springs, CA), as well as many others around the world.
