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Encyclopedia > Kings Road House
Schindler House exterior from Kings Road

The Kings Road House, also known as Schindler Chace house or Schindler House, is a house in West Hollywood, California designed by architect Rudolf Schindler. The Schindler House is considered to be the first modern house built in the world [1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1,016 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kings Road House Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1,016 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kings Road House Metadata This... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Lovell Beach House, Los Angeles California Rudolf Michael Schindler (1887–1953) was an Austrian-American architect who worked in Los Angeles during the mid-20th century. ...


Rudolf Schindler had long been fascinated by the construction method of tilt up concrete slabs, having done extensive research on them in his early days working for OSR. He was now intent on using this method for the new home he was designing, along with friend, Clyde Chace. A finished tilt slab building Tilt slab is a type of building, and a construction technique using concrete. ... OSR can refer to: ÅŒban Star-Racers, an animated television series. ...


When Schindler first submitted plans to the local planning authorities, they were denied, citing this radical, at the time, new method of construction. After many trips to the local planning office, and extensive talks the convince them of its merit, and after finally hearing him out, the Building department granted him a temporary permit, meaning that they reserved the right to halt construction at any stage.


Construction started in early 1921 with Chace as the contractor. With the Schindlers' first son on their way, finishing the home before his birth was top priority. To get the construction done, the two men, Schindler and Chace, did much of the work themselves. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...


The house followed two interlinking ā€œLā€ shaped plans using the basic design of the Camp site that he had seen a year before. Using the tilt up panels as the hard sheltering wall at the back of the house, and a softer permeable screen at the front.


The house, just under 2,500 square feet, was completed in 1922. It has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and sits on a 20,000 square foot lot.


The house, located at 835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 90069, is currently open to the public for tours and is known as the MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A..


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References

  1. ^ Smith, Kathryn; Grant Mudford (2001). Schindler House. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. ISBN 0-8109-2985-6. 

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The Schindler House (446 words)
The Schindler studio-residence was built between February and June 1922 on Kings Road in Hollywood, California.
The houses design addressed and even resolved architectural problems involved with new methods of construction, a low budget, organization of living space, aesthetics, and a new life philosophy in a revolutionary manner.
The house was built according to the life philosophy of Pauline Schindler and a rather optimistic appreciation of the usually mild Southern Californian climate.
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