Exploring Jon Lautner's Chemosphere

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@sophiagasaway5230 6 жыл бұрын

Body Double is one of my favorite DePalma movies of all time, never miss it, nor would I miss any Brian DePalma movie for that matter. I have always admired this beautiful home and would love to see it in person, even if it is from the street!

@richardbinder9662 5 жыл бұрын

The spillway at the end of the movie with the concrete blocks is right where the I - 5 and highway 14 split as you go into Santa Clarita Valley.

@SuperJobbel 3 жыл бұрын

This video gives a full review and inside look of the house. A explanation of the design and constuction. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htphnNGBl8jdhZc.html

@dr.michaelbagbydcbacktohea855 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard that name in years. He shot part of a grade b movie at the amusement park I worked in and we were so glad when they left.

@residentpotato6023 Жыл бұрын

I wanna see Beth’s body!

@MacrossFaltenmeyer Жыл бұрын

The movie is a godlike masterpiece,love every minute of it.Part of the brilliance comes from the great scenography, and this building definitely helped !

@moonspots01 5 жыл бұрын

This house was also parodied in the Simpson's episode "A Fish Called Selma". Troy McClure lived in it.

@dugroz 5 жыл бұрын

"Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from films such as . . . "

@stickynorth 6 ай бұрын

My favorite part of that bit is watching the support beam buckle...

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

Lautner had been a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. When he went on his own he kept some of Wright's mannerisms but mostly took off in a direction all his own. He did a number of houses that garnered praise from the architectural community, but probably the most lauded was the Sheats-Goldstein house. It's the house used in the movie The Big Lobowski as the home of the pornographer.

@SuperJobbel 3 жыл бұрын

Your 're right! Here I have two videos about the Chemosphere kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htphnNGBl8jdhZc.html and here I have a second video about the house from the Big Lebowsky! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrRkeMmTy5yrqac.html

@JohnDoe-pv2iu 5 жыл бұрын

Yall make good quality videos. So I always try to like and comment!

@janetgasman3784 8 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing house and the way you presented it was great!! You both do an great job and looking forward to more!!!

@OddityOdysseys 8 жыл бұрын

+Janet Gasman Thank you!

@tonymac4044 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite of your videos. And just as good 2 years later!!!!

@surfk9836 4 жыл бұрын

Love the backround info! Great stuff.

@valeriegoode9762 Жыл бұрын

Love your content. So interesting.

@sucessistherealizationofaw7876 6 жыл бұрын

My father Chris Wojciechowski designed this home when he was working for John Lautner and never got credit by we have his designs 😎

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

How much do you believe your father is responsible for, and how much is Lautner? I am an architectural draftsman who works for architects. I am handed designs by the architects and generally expected to make them work. If I feel that I have to change the architectural design to get something to function, I consult with the architect who did the design. It is not typical for them to hand me something that is a complete scribble, they give their work more thought than that. I do at times tell an architect that I think they should make some changes to the architectural scheme to improve it. I may even draw a sketch of what I have in mind. Sometimes they go with it, other times there are reasons they can't. Lautner was very skilled. Of all of Wright's students, Lautner was as good as Schindler and Neutra. I can't imagine that he slacked off on this project unless he had bigger projects he was busy on and couldn't get the time to do it. My guess is he handed some sort of plan and elevation to your dad. How dialed in it would have been, I couldn't say of course.

@maxiepattie85 5 жыл бұрын

I lovb your picture. you got yo shit thogether! for sure. im gettn rtger!

@bobcapps2502 4 жыл бұрын

U ain't special bell stole the phone your worried about a shit house lol

@deezynar 3 жыл бұрын

@eclemensen Yes, anyone who has to work with design drawings has seen problems that they have had to report to the designer. I also worked for a mechanical engineering firm. We would at times have to remind architects that we need room to run air conditioning ducts. That's just one example of how architects, and architectural designers, can, and occasionally do, miss important details. The real question is, did Lautner design the Cheomosphere, or his draftsman. I'm willing to concede that Mr. Wojciechowski caught some items that Lautner missed. Maybe even some big ones. But the broad strokes of the scheme almost certainly came from Lautner himself. Once more, I say that as an architectural draftsman myself. I have had a strong interest in architecture, and in design, for 4 1/2 decades. I don't claim to be a great designer, but I have an above average grip on what a good design requires. When I see an architect's design drawings that have what I believe are compromises in the aesthetics, I mention it just as loudly as I tell them about problems with any functional issues. That's part of the job. You, and I, are additional sets of eyes that have to not just look at the design, but open the hood and get inside it. With that said, it is up to the architect in charge of the project to decide what change, if any, they want to make. Mind you, if the plans go all the way to construction and one of the contractors can do his job because the plans block him, some sort of change WILL get made. And more often than not, the contractor(s) will do it without saying anything to anyone. Are you creating real models, or virtual models? If virtual, what software? Do you aspire to do architectural design work on your own?

@Videocipher 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome channel guys! You should gain a really good subscriber base with videos like these!

@OddityOdysseys 8 жыл бұрын

+Streetwhore8te4 Thank you! We really appreciate you watching :)

@coltsuperocean10 7 жыл бұрын

Great film guys. Chemosphere is just 5 minutes from my house in the Hollywood Hills and I have driven past it on Mulholland many times. You can actually drive up to the gates of property as the roads are public roads, I even asked an assistant taking groceries up the funicular if I could go up to the property to take a few photos, and he said yes! Was a few years ago. Owned by Taschen, who started his business life in Germany selling books about architecture. Very close by is the now demolished Errol Flynn ranch, where I think Justin Timberlake has a property.

@OddityOdysseys 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! It looked like it would be a unique sight at night and I'm sure you have an amazing view :) Mulholland if one of our favorite scenic drives to take, so we'll send you a wave next time we're out :)

@dylammack 5 жыл бұрын

Technically a “funicular” is any Inclined Railway / “angled elevator”. Although it seems many examples around LA are two car-counter weighted designs that isn’t actually necessary to qualify as a funicular. Aside from that- great episode and I love the channel!

@dylammack 3 жыл бұрын

@eclemensen 😘

@brillblonde6705 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, I love this house. Can you imagine living in something like this? It's an added plus that you had some interior shots and blueprints, too. Fun episode! You are both great on screen, too. Great series!

@OddityOdysseys 8 жыл бұрын

+BrillBlonde Thank you! And believe it or not, from 1976 to 1997 before Benedikt brought it, it was used and rented out for parties. Imagine getting that invitation. :)

@SuperJobbel 3 жыл бұрын

I made this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htphnNGBl8jdhZc.html which give a full review of the design, history and construction of the house. With a full walkthrough of the interior. check it out if you're interested!

@scooterpie423 4 жыл бұрын

What’s with her carrying two hunting knives? Was seen in the second season Outer Limits episode, “The Duplicate Man” starring Ron Randell.

@wirelesmike73 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. I doubt any homeowner would be welcoming to strangers with frigging hunting knives strapped to their sides. _"Welcome, oddly armed stranger! Please, come and take an impromptu tour of my home."_ Said no one, ever.

@carolejohnson2121 8 жыл бұрын

YOUR SHOWS ARE AWESOME, GUYS!

@OddityOdysseys 8 жыл бұрын

+Carole Johnson Thank you!

@anjachan Жыл бұрын

Im glad someone takes still care of the cool house.

@KieranJackson213 Жыл бұрын

Pretty cool video!

@TheGofast000 6 жыл бұрын

When I first moved to LA I got to live at 7845 Torreyson Dr. Which is at the cul-de-sac and next to Tom Cruises house at the time. The studio had a window which looked in the bottom of the pool. It belonged to Alexander Grasshoff ,he was a documentary filmmaker and director.

@OddityOdysseys 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you certainly had a fascinating living situation! That area is beautiful. Thanks for sharing :)

@tonymac4044 7 жыл бұрын

Your introduction video is absolutely awesome!!!! Who came up with it???

@CRITTERBUSTERS 4 жыл бұрын

First saw it in Body Double, a fine thriller.

@charlescanby4641 Жыл бұрын

As usual, unique place you two explored and in such a fun way with wit and humor. Charlie, Catalina Island

@jasonarebalos4203 3 жыл бұрын

The Pastor at our church was the son of Mr. Malin. He said he lived there.

@DFDuck55 5 жыл бұрын

This house reminds me of the Harkleroad Round House in Novato, California. Built by Sam Harkleroad in the late 1950's, completed in 1963. What makes it unique is it rotates 360 degrees so if you don't like the view out the window you just turn the house.

@pappysproductions 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a tutorial of how you do your map animation?

@2.7petabytes 4 жыл бұрын

Body Double was a Brian De Palma film.

@orbsphere- Ай бұрын

Architect Guy A. Bartoli, R.I.P., developed a very similar but smaller 2 bedroom award winning modular home around 1966 called "Topsider" which was based in Marina del Rey and N. Carolina but constructed world-wide of which an example can be seen in movie Brainstorm, staring Natalie Wood (cause of how Catalina Island boating death occurred in 1981 never determined) and Christopher Walken around the one hour thirteen minute mark (or of course a Google search might be easier). Believe a few homes were constructed in the Los Angeles area which might be more accessible and just a suggestion for interesting video.

@tedwpx123 5 жыл бұрын

Cool

@denniskirk6677 5 жыл бұрын

well done

@laissythierry7830 4 жыл бұрын

Incroyable ☺😊😀

@adventureswithchristian6967 4 жыл бұрын

When you said let's just take a minute to take in the view. Both of you had your eyes super wide open. Squirrel chase music was spot on. Great editing!!!

@OddityOdysseys 4 жыл бұрын

Your comments are medicine for the soul! Btw, we're convinced that squirrel has been following us since...

@Buzzode 8 жыл бұрын

Great Video !! I absolutely love that house ... It's been my line years saying " if I win the lottery ... I will knock up on their doorstep the next day and offer the owners twice the market value " ... When I visit LA I plan on checking out the house too .. I'm sure it's next to impossible to get super close ... Maybe I will pose as the Fed Ex guy .. Lol .... Definitely watch the movie " Body Double " it's one of my all time favorite films ... And it's pure 80's if your into that decade.... Thanks for posting a great video .. It's like I was on Torreyson Drive myself ... I will subscribe to your channel .... Buzz

@OddityOdysseys 8 жыл бұрын

+Buzzode You have great taste! When we were on the hill by the house, the view was spectacular. That's an amazing bullet point to have on your Lottery List. Thanks for subscribing and I hope we get a chance to show you more things you can do while in LA.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 жыл бұрын

Why would you want to live in a famous house? Nothing but constant tourists and looky-loos.

@Amnizm 5 жыл бұрын

There's a similar home in san diego which rotates 360.

@user-kn6sz8ji1j 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. As I've stated on another KZfaq related to the house, it looks like the "Jupiter 2" space craft in the seventies TV series "Lost in Space." God Bless.

@Nismodrifter27 5 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up the Charlie's Angels house was actually in Golden Colorado know as the spaceship house just between golden and evergreen on interstate 70

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLCAgdKUt7LOmmQ.html The Charlie's Angels movie built a set for the scenes in that house. It is not a real house. It is not the house near Denver, and looks more the one being visited in the main video.

@philrabe910 5 жыл бұрын

Drew chased by a squirrel. Priceless!

@RR-fg2rl 4 жыл бұрын

There is another unique house with a funicler its in burbank and all houses in hills are unique . take magnolia blvd towards burbank at end of street you make a right follow park and make first left go up hill youll see fork in road veer left stay on road till you see unique different color houses in hill one has a track for a rail and one has a lookout . not many people know about this

@Golfnut_2099 3 жыл бұрын

Body Double... Good flick... Highly recommended... (I think my wife and I saw it in the theater when it first came out!!!)

@rjr1227 5 жыл бұрын

Cool house....would be even better if ya got permission...and the home owner would let you tour....

@andrewp.schubert2417 5 жыл бұрын

Body Double is a good film. Drew you should watch it. You & Bethany also make really good videos. Thanks

@cartman4885 5 жыл бұрын

Kind of reminds of The Jupiter II also Bethany is so cute and badass with her knife and gear............

@psychbable 5 жыл бұрын

Why is she carrying a knife?

@alanaldpal950 3 жыл бұрын

Body double is actually a pretty good (kinda campy?) film that holds up well, and I think most people would enjoy even in (now) 2021.

@alabi2k542 5 жыл бұрын

Do you ever get stopped for carrying the Rambo knives ?

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 жыл бұрын

Illegal weapons where I live, unless you're out hunting.

@craighuxtable746 5 жыл бұрын

2:37 Someone was watching you watch them.

@phmwu7368 4 жыл бұрын

Benedikt Taschen on the right in blue shirt...

@igator210 5 жыл бұрын

Come to Rochester, NY to see the Mushroom House: www.mushroomhouse.com/

@liamcurtin69 8 жыл бұрын

not being a massive hit and you not being of the right generation, it's fair that you hadn't heard of 'body double', but it is a cult classic by an iconic director and worth seeing for film fans and, especially, los angelenos. it's a really cool film.

@lswote 7 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you might know Dakota Johnson from "50 Shades of Grey" has her mother Melody Griffith in it when she was about the same age as Dakota. I also am a fan of the film.

@RebelTheUncanny1 7 жыл бұрын

Liam Curtin ...and Melanie Griffith was so hot.

@stevenbeasley3729 6 жыл бұрын

You were one block away from the former location of Errol Flynn’s Mulholland Farm. You prolly knew that?

@seedygirl1 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Body Double was a great film! I've watched it many times. Just so kinky and cool!

@hongcha2020 6 жыл бұрын

Agree with Liam Curtin. The film is also a winking, self-conscious send up to Alfred Hitchcock, another iconic director

@anotherdave5107 5 жыл бұрын

wasn't that house in a lethal weapon movie?

@quinnking8405 5 жыл бұрын

It was in the movie called body double!

@SuperJobbel 3 жыл бұрын

No that house was the Garcia House, also designed by John Lautner: I have here two videos for you, the first tells everything about the house from this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htphnNGBl8jdhZc.html the second gives a complete overview about the house from Lethal Weapon! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z89keJx40ra8mZ8.html check it out!

@davidirwin3548 6 жыл бұрын

"Body Double. I've never heard of it. 1984? (sarcastic) I'm sure it's a winner." - Millennial attitude in a nutshell (eye roll)

@alexgurr2118 Жыл бұрын

Haha boomer mad

@alexgurr2118 Жыл бұрын

Dave you look 35

@johnleewright345 5 жыл бұрын

Ummm, what's wrong with Oklahoma?

@dozer1642 5 жыл бұрын

John Leewright nothing is wrong with Oklahoma, it’s just a lot cheaper to build there.

@andyfletcher3561 5 жыл бұрын

@@dozer1642 ...The food sucks too. With only 500-600K people in OKC, the traffic is inexplicable. Still a great place to live, but I'm out of OKC sooooo....

@maxiepattie85 5 жыл бұрын

Pishhhh! i'm just jeliuos ! (ddrinkm)!

@maxiepattie85 5 жыл бұрын

I am that bab ybkire! man!

@cmdredstrakerofshado1159 Жыл бұрын

Wow you guys forgot the original show the Chemosphere was featured in was the 1960s "Outer Limits" TV series aired in December 1964 season 2 episode 13 "The Duplicate Man" 😉

@JoseMartinez-og2hy 5 жыл бұрын

Ha! The owners say that the house doesn’t belong to just 2 people...well, in reality, yes It does.

@ernestlcolemanjr 7 жыл бұрын

Have you all been to or inside the Gamble house?

@OddityOdysseys 7 жыл бұрын

We haven't, actually. But it looks like a great place to visit! Have you been there?

@ernestlcolemanjr 7 жыл бұрын

I plan it since it's on the route I'm taking plus it would be fun to see this house they used in Back to the Future plus I'm still going see the Bat Cave as you had went to. I'll try to look for Chemosphere as well.

@OddityOdysseys 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Have a safe trip and looking forward to hearing your thoughts on seeing these places :)

@ernestlcolemanjr 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you & keep up the good work!

@coltsuperocean10 7 жыл бұрын

Thats the house in Pasadena right? Docs house from Back to the Future.

@nullnull8777 2 жыл бұрын

A weapon ? to go "look at a house'?

@johnmeintzer9424 3 жыл бұрын

Can I ask? Why does she always carry a knife?

@EstebanRapido 3 жыл бұрын

Is it somehow not weird that you're wandering around a residential neighborhood with two large knives on your belt?

@yvonnecitro785 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr is she in a gang?

@ruggy1689 6 жыл бұрын

Im subscribed guys!

@d.aardent9382 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure when they see a stranger walking down their street carrying big hunting knives on their belt that they would definitely just ask ya right up. lol

@steveyountz1757 9 ай бұрын

Is the young lady carrying a knife?

@fosbury68 2 жыл бұрын

What's with the knife? Charlie and his girls are ancient history.

@G33G33 Жыл бұрын

The knives are giving Manson family… 👀

@anelh150 5 жыл бұрын

Do I know this house from gta san

@MacAdvisor 9 ай бұрын

The house was built for $140,000, but the owner only paid $80,000 because two companies, Southern California Gas Company and Chem Seal Corporation, donated material to test them on the house. BTW, in today's money, that $140,000 is equivalent to $1.4 million. So, not all that cheap.

@NoReverse77 5 жыл бұрын

The Charlie’s angels house is in Colorado.

@funnerthanbefore4947 3 жыл бұрын

Lol Oklahoma?? Lol i built my 836sqft home for around $12,000... The cost of living here isnt too bad in Missouri....

@lorrainekaiyas1800 6 жыл бұрын

It seems like a lot of trouble to get to. p.s. Body Double ☺👍

@wolfiuhmmm 5 жыл бұрын

What an odd looking home

@ivantruckman1 5 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that thinks she's hot ?

@drudawwg 5 жыл бұрын

Super hott! 😍

@andyfletcher3561 5 жыл бұрын

Not at all.

@368fan4 4 жыл бұрын

yup hott ! that 8 inch knife will keep her safe

@Ashrock689 4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 жыл бұрын

Curves for days. Sexy as hell Lara Croft vibe.

@matthewbunch832 5 жыл бұрын

The Jetsons home

@StalloneSiciliano 5 жыл бұрын

What's the need for the two giant knives? Wouldn't wavy to conceal the fact that you're carrying such a deadly blade. A folder is just enough to fend off attackers, even pepper spray is enough.

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

If you don't want to carry a big knife you don't have to.

@StalloneSiciliano 5 жыл бұрын

@@deezynar there's no need to carry two big knives, you're just showing off at that time. One fixed blade attached to your belt is enough, maybe a folder in your pocket. What she had is over kill. Don't advertise that youre carrying, you're just looking for trouble.

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

@@StalloneSiciliano That's your opinion, and nothing but your opinion. It is not related to the video and there's no reason to mention it.

@StalloneSiciliano 5 жыл бұрын

@@deezynar my opinion many other responsible knife owners, and urban explorers. Don't make yourself obvious, you're just asking for trouble with both cops and vagrants.

@deezynar 5 жыл бұрын

@@StalloneSiciliano Oh, I get it now. You woke up one morning and elected yourself the knife cop of the universe. Keep in mind that my universe has no room for your 'authority'.