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- The Schindler House was a departure from existing residential architecture because of what it did not have; there is no conventional living room, dining room or bedrooms in the house.
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Jul 18, 2016 · The R.M. Schindler house takes Frank Lloyd Wright's "indoor/outdoor" design scheme to a new level. Wright's Hollyhock House has a series of grand terraces overlooking the Hollywood hills. Schindler's plan was to actually use outdoor space as habitable living areas.
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Many find the Schindler House to be underwhelming when they first look at it. In fact, it looks a bit out of place and a bit worn from the outside. However, in this case, looks are certainly deceiving. The features of the home were uncommon when it was designed, even though they have become common in California architecture today. The home features...
The Schindler House was unique for the time not only because of the features it had but also because of what it didn’t have. There was no formal dining room, no conventional living room, and no clear bedrooms. Instead, it was designed to be a live/work space for two families. Rudolph Schindler and his wife were inspired to design and build this hom...
A unique home for the time, the Schindler House includes a layout looking like two “L” shaped apartments. This design allowed for both the Schindler’s and the Chaces to live in the home together. For this reason, the home is also referred to as the Schindler-Chace House. The “L” shape design was inspired by the Curry Village campsite design Schindl...
The Schindler’s were eccentric for their time, to say the least. They didn’t remain married or together in the house for long instead separating in 1927. Pauline went on to lead what was called a gypsy lifestyle, while Rudolph remained behind in the home. However, in the 1930s, they came back together to live in the house as a divorced couple until...
Today, the Schindler House is used for public programming and exhibitions. It was left by Pauline Schindler to the Schindler family until FOSH took over management of the home in 1980. In 1994, FOSH partnered with the MAK/Austrian Museum of Applied Arts for the creation of the MAK Center for Art and Architecture. The house was restored throughout t...
The layout of the house itself was also non-traditional-- built as a home for Schindler, his wife Pauline, and Clyde and Marian Chase, the house did not have a traditional living room or bedrooms, but contained four separate studio areas for each of the inhabitants.
Jun 4, 2019 · The Schindler House was unique for the time not only because of the features it had but also because of what it didn’t have. There was no formal dining room, no conventional living room, and no...
The Schindler House was a departure from existing residential architecture because of what it did not have; there is no conventional living room, dining room or bedrooms in the house. The residence was meant to be a cooperative live/work space for two young families.
- 1922
- Modern
- Rudolf Schindler
- 833 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood, California
Mar 16, 2016 · Designed by Rudolf Schindler in 1921, the architect’s use of tilt-slab concrete construction (highly innovative at the time) and an informal studio layout, set it apart from its contemporaries;...
He started purchasing land on Lucille Avenue in 1926 and had Schindler eventually design three buildings, and add to two others that were already existing, eventually finishing the 16 apartments in 1940.