Stahl House / Case Study House #22 | |
 The Stahl House in 2005 | |
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| Location | 1635 Woods Drive Los Angeles, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°06′02″N118°22′13″W / 34.100437°N 118.370152°W /34.100437; -118.370152 |
| Built | 1960 |
| Architect | Pierre Koenig |
| Architectural style | International |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000519[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 670 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 2013 |
| Designated LAHCM | November 9, 1999 |
TheStahl House (also known asCase Study House #22) is amodernist-styled house designed by architectPierre Koenig in theHollywood Hills section ofLos Angeles, California, which is known as a frequent set location in American films. Photographic and anecdotal evidence shows that the architect's client, Buck Stahl, provided the inspiration for the overall cantilevered structure.[2] In 2013 it was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3]
Stahl purchased the lot on a hill for $13,000 in 1954 and began meeting with architects to design a home for a parcel deemed "unbuildable" by other architects.[4]
Koenig's design was built in 1959 as part of theCase Study Houses program. The house is considered an iconic representation of modern architecture in Los Angeles during the twentieth century. It was made famous by aJulius Shulman photograph showing two women leisurely sitting in a corner of the house with an evening panoramic view of the city through floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
In 1999, the house was declared aLos Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[5] In 2007, theAmerican Institute of Architects listed the Stahl House (#140) as one of the top 150 structures on its "America's Favorite Architecture" list, one of only eleven inSouthern California, and the only privately owned home on the list.[6]
The house was included among the ten best houses in Los Angeles in aLos Angeles Times survey of experts in December 2008.[7]
The house has been used in numerous fashion shoots, films, and advertising campaigns. Films includeSmog (1962);The First Power (1990);The Marrying Man (1991);Corrina, Corrina (1994);Playing by Heart (1998), where it was used as the home ofJon Stewart’s character;Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998);Galaxy Quest (1999), as the home ofTim Allen's character;Nurse Betty (2000); andWhere the Truth Lies (2005).
Television shows includeAdam-12,Emergency!, andColumbo TV Movie -Prescription: Murder (1968), the pilot episode of the TV seriesColumbo.[8]
The house is prominently featured in the music videos for "I Don't Wanna Stop" (2003) byATB, "Missing Cleveland" byScott Weiland, and also "Release Me" byWilson Phillips. A look-alike was also included in the 2004 video gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas as one of the safehouses players can buy.
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