Stahl Gronwald, Shari, author.

The Stahl House : Case Study House #22 : the making of a modernist icon / by Shari Stahl Gronwald, Bruce Stahl, and Kim Cross.

Los Angeles, California : Chronicle Chroma : imprint of Chronicle Books, [2021]
©2021

207 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm

"The Stahl House: Case Study House #22, The Making of a Modernist Icon is the official autobiography of this world renowned architectural gem by the family that made it their home. Considered one of the most iconic and recognizable examples of mid-century modern homes in the world, it was first envisioned by the owners Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by architect Pierre Koenig, and immortalized by photographer Julius Shulman. This 1960 glass-and-steel home in the Hollywood Hills has come to embody the idealism of a generation in search of the American dream. As one of the Case Study Houses designed between 1945 and 1966 under the vision of John Entenza and ARTS & ARCHITECTURE magazine, this was an affordable yet progressive design experiment to address the postwar housing shortage. The result--a two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot house with glass walls that disappear into a 270-degree panorama of Los Angeles--became Koenig's pièce de résistance. The Stahl House broke rules, defied building codes that discouraged building on cliffs, and expanded the possibilities of residential architecture. The glass walls blurred the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The building seemed to merge with the city itself, the lines of the structure aligning with the geometry of the city's gridded streets. "Los Angeles becomes an extension of the house and vice versa," Koenig said. "The house is just a part of the city.""-- Provided by publisher.

Bruce Stahl and Shari Stahl Gronwald are siblings who grew up in Case Study House #22 and who own and care for it to this day. Kim Cross is an award-winning writer.

9781797209432 (hardcover)
1797209434 (hardcover)

Koenig, Pierre, 1925-2004.
Stahl House (Los Angeles, Calif.) History.
Stahl House (Los Angeles, Calif.) Pictorial works.
Architect-designed houses California Los Angeles.
Historic buildings California Los Angeles.
Architecture, Domestic California Los Angeles.
Midcentury modern (Architecture) California Los Angeles.
Modernisme du milieu du siècle (Architecture) Californie Los Angeles.
Maisons conçues par des architectes Californie Los Angeles.
Architect-designed houses
Architecture, Domestic
Buildings
Historic buildings
Midcentury modern (Architecture)
Los Angeles (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.
California Los Angeles

History
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Stahl, Bruce, author.
Cross, Kim (Kimberly Hisako), 1976- author.
Koenig, Pierre, 1925-2004, architect.
Shulman, Julius, photographer.

Case Study House number 22 : the making of a modernist icon
Making of a modernist icon

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