Bailey House – Case Study House

The Bailey House ( Case Study House No. 21 also ) is a modern bungalow in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.

History

From the psychologist Walter Bailey and his wife Mary of architect Pierre Koenig got the job in 1957 to build a building on the property. His plans, which were completed in 1958, saw in front of an open floor plan, which was largely freed by the steel construction of structural elements inside the building. Construction began the same year and was completed in 1959. The house was the first contribution of the architects of the Case Study Houses program of the magazine Arts & Architecture for experimental residential house architecture. The article was published in February 1959. By about five kilometers away, Steel House ( Case Study House No. 22) had Koenig in June 1959 a further contribution to the program. The construction costs of the Baily House amounted to U.S. $ 20,000.

Specifications

The single-storey, L- shaped building is built in a valley. The building consists of an east - west facing living area and the north of it carport, which is seamlessly integrated into the building. The northern and the western façade are clad with floor to ceiling windows. On the street side shield white metal panels from looks. The floor area is about 120 m².

Use

The building was sold at an art auction in 2006. A Japanese art collector was about 3.1 million U.S. dollars from the highest bid. Since then, the building is also used for art exhibitions.