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Mid Century Modern in California via Scandinavia

Haddawy - Johnson Steel House

Kategori: MCM Architecture

Los Angeles, CA
Date of completion: 1960
Square footage: 2,000
Space – 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, kitchen,  2-car carport, pool.
 
 
My kingdom for a steel house. THIS steel house.
 
 
 
 
 
Interior Design by Mark Haddawy

House Gundersen, Norway

Kategori: Inspiration

One cannot go wrong if one's project begins at Scandinavian's most western fjord. Architects Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff were commissioned to tear the existing house down and adapt a practical design to the environement and the client. 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

Perched On A Hill

Kategori: Inspiration

There is a fantasy house perched on a hiIl in a town east of Stockholm called Ingaro-Evlinge. The steep of the slope was the starting point for the project. The Architects, Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff focused thoroughly designing with all Nuance Black, White and minimal space.
 
 
 

Colorado Winter Wonderland

Kategori: MCM Architecture

Temperature today for Palm Springs reads 57F, although it also mentions that it feels like 61F. Really? Because I am in situ, and the images below is exactly how it feels.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Palm Springs Mod - details

Kategori: Inspiration

...Or how to bring 'Retro' to 'Modern' without sacrificing the best of both. This house is for sale through HOM in Palm Springs.
 
 
 
 

The perfect retreat

Kategori: MCM Architecture

 
Simple looks are a good policy. 

Tis the season for... Lounging

Kategori: Inspiration

It is also the season to light up a fire, pick up a good book, make hot chocolate and cuddle up. Be kind to yourself.
 
 

NEUTRA - Silver Lake Home, LA

Kategori: Inspiration

A quick beauty to keep in mind.
 
 
 Foto Credit Richard Powers. 
 
 

Koenig House Interiors by Mark Haddawy

Kategori: MCM Architecture

Los Angeles, CA
Date of design: 1957
Date of completion: 1958
Square footage: 1,320
Space – One story, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, entry, entry courtyard and attached two-space carport.
 
In a nutshell, a wishlist.
 
  
 
 
     
Interior Design by Mark Haddawy.

 

'The house, surrounded completely by pools, introduced a new concept in making water an integral structure and landscape element. Brick terraces, spanning the pools, lead to the living areas, and the terraces add another plane and texture to the interplay between water and structure. During the hot months the water is pumped hydraulically from the pool to the roof gutter to fall through the scuppers and circulate and aerate the pool.

The house is a series of 10- by 22-foot bays 9 feet high, each frame is composed of an 8-inch I-beam, floor channel and three 4-inch wide flange columns. The frames were shop-fabricated and delivered to the site in one piece. The two exterior bays came shop-equipped with a 4-inch channel which tied into the columns at sill height.' - Esther McCoy 

1 Entry   2 Living room   3 Bedroom   4 Bedroom   5 Bathroom   6 Courtyard   7 Bathroom   8 Kitchen   9 Carport   10 Terrace   11 Reflecting pool 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TWIN PALMS - FRANK SINATRA'S ESTATE

Kategori: MCM Architecture

I have been postponing showing this house but there is not Palm Springs without Sinatra. Dedicated to the true retro lovers out there.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

MARMOL RADZINER - DESERT PROTOTYPE

Kategori: MCM Architecture

Located in Desert Hot Springs, CA, the prototype pre-fab home is located on a 5 acre site and oriented to best capture views of San Jacinto peak and the surrounding mountains. Doubling the 2000 sq foot interior space, the home extends towards the landscape with covered outdoor living areas.
 
Sheltered living spaces blend the indoors with the outdoors, simultaneously extending and connecting the house to the north wing, comprised of a guest house and art studio. The L shaped plan layout defines a protected courtyard that includes a pool and firepit. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photographs via Marmol Radziner
  

A RENOVATED LAUTNER

Kategori: MCM Architecture

The mid-century architect's house in the Hollywood Hills had been written off by preservationists after one resident added a second story and other features ill-suited for the 1956 design. But after two years of renovation, current owner Mark Haddawy has revived Lautner's original vision.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All photographs via Mark Haddawy