the kronish house to be demolished

the kronish house by architect richard neutra. beverly hills, ca.

the kronish house by architect richard neutra is head for demolition. the house has been "terribly neglected, but the bones are still there," said dion neutra, the daughter of richard neutra, who worked with him on the project.  "the new owner thinks it would be more valuable to tear it down and have empty land."
beverly hills has no preservation ordinance - "the city of beverly hills currently has no way to even examine the situation before it's too late," said linda dishman, the conservancy's executive director.
named for the original owner, real estate developer herbert kronish, the house was built in 1954 & has 6,891 square feet of living space (which includes 6 bedrooms & 5.5 bathrooms) making it one of neutra's largest in southern california.
please sign the petition to save the kronish house here.

dream a little dream

iwan baan has documented all of neutra's projects in europe, including the pescher house in wuppertal, germany. the house was created five years before the architects death in the same city. i fucking LOVE this house.  read more about the project here.

richard neutra in europe

best known for his houses in southern california, richard neutra designed 8 villas in europe from 1960 to 1970 - four in switzerland, three in germany & one in france. the martha herford museum in herford, germany will running the exhibition richard neutra in europe: buildings and projects 1960-1970 from may 1 through august 2010.