The vdl was built for neutra s own family back in 1932 but was damaged by fire in 1963.
Neutra vdl house roof.
Neutra and his architect son dion rebuilt the house on the existing footprint.
An important legacy sarah is well.
This house is a particularly important example of richard neutra s work because it encapsulates all the architectural theories that he first posited in his book wie baut amerika 1927 and later on in his more philosophical reflections survival through design.
Neutra rebuilt it with his son dion which resulted in greater spatial.
The neutra vdl house ii is open for tours on saturdays from 11am to 3pm there is no need to contact us ahead of time to make an appointment.
Neutra vdl studio and residences the home of architect richard neutra is located in los angeles california it is also known as the neutra research house the van der leeuw house the richard and dion neutra vdl research house ii or the richard and dion neutra vdl research houses and studio it was designed by richard neutra and his son dion neutra.
We decided to open up the interior of the building as much as possible.
The college of environmental design manages the 4 200 square foot property.
There is street parking in front of the house.
A fire consumed the vdl research house in 1963 destroying everything but the original basement and its prefabricated concrete rafters.
The neutra vdl house was donated to cal poly pomona foundation by richard neutra s widow dione.
History of the neutra vdl house i built in 1932 illustrated by photographs taken by julius shulman in 1958 the impetus for vdl and selecting a site across from the silver lake reservoir.
Last tour starts at 2 30pm.
Since the initial design and inception by richard and his wife dion the house has become an epicentre of experimentation exploration design and life conversation.
The louvers which resemble jet plane wings track the sun powered by a motor connected to a solar sensor on the roof.
The vdl house ii paid homage to the design and aesthetic of the original as well as to its.
Tours are given by cal poly pomona architecture students and are typically 30 minutes long.
In 1932 richard neutra built his house thanks to a donation from the dutch philanthropist dr van der leeuw hence the acronym vdl.
Richard and his son dion rebuilt the house and richard lived there until he died in 1970.
The richard and dion neutra vdl research house ii of 1966 was redesigned largely by me after a disastrous fire in 1963.
The garden house was undamaged.
Lorenzen supervised devised and implemented projects collaborations and programs that physically and culturally restored it.
