Case Study House no. 8 (Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA) : View down the service walk behind the house (north side)

Creator:

Eames, Charles, 1907-1978
Eames, Ray, 1916-1988

Published/Created:

203 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
1945-1949

Date Depicted:

12/15/1990
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

glass
plaster
pre-fabricated panels and windows
steel
wood

Notes:

In 1945 they collaborated with Eero Saarinen and Edgardo Contini on two projected case study houses (nos 8 and 9) for the magazine Arts and Architecture. Case Study House no. 9, which was intended for John Entenza, the editor and publisher of the magazine, was a single-level dwelling of steel and stucco and was built (1947-1949), essentially as proposed in its first design, at 205 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, CA. Case Study House no. 8, which was to be the Eames's house, was originally conceived as two steel-framed boxes raised above the site on steel legs. The design was substantially changed, however, and the house was built at ground-level, with two-storey living and studio sections separated by an open atrium . It is a typical Eames product, light in appearance and suggesting a tie to the historical (Japanese architecture) and to the modern. The new siting of the house at 203 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, set it into the hillside, and through its glass walls the interior could become fully a part of the surrounding eucalyptus grove and take in the view beyond of the Pacific Ocean. The playfulness of the house was reinforced by wall panels of bright colours, panels containing illusionistic photo-murals and by the presence of the Eames's collection of toys and folk art.

Variant Titles:

Charles and Ray Eames House

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

International Style
Twentieth century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-EC-EH-E4

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
residences: dwellings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; dwelling construction buildings; dwellings; houses

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
12/15/1990

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10156254

PID:

digcoll:1799068