Yes it is. His homes were miles ahead in time .

Yes I guess every architecture lvoe would be jealous of Edgar Kaufmann, owning two masterpieces at the same time.

SAME. I was today years old when I realized that both houses belonged to Kaufmann.

Yes, the house has a clean peacefull atmosphere.

I live in an MCM. It’s all that…and a pain in the ass

Yes, I will make a whole series about many different designs by Neutra. But before that I will first finish the serie of John Lautner designs, so my next videos (that will uploaded the coming few weeks) will be about John Lautner homes.

thank you!

Yes, and also the other Austrian and class mate, Rudolph Schindler. Both were influenced by Wright but their individual styles diverged.

Oh I didn't knew that story.... Great that he finally admitted.

Thank you very much for calling my presentation, masterful. Great to read that you liked the video. You're welcome, it's a lot of work but I like making these videos. More content coming up!

@@SuperJobbel Yes, I can see it's a tremendous amount of work and you brought up some interesting points, like the house actually being located in a densely-populated area, and the house really being composed of several separate buildings interconnected by walkways. I've see the home from the street and there's not much to see. There's a lot more to that house than I ever realized. Keep up the great work!

You're welcome! great that you liked the video.More videos will come up. Also about Neutra. But also about Lautner, F.L Wright and the Case Study Houses. @@joevarga5982

Thank you, your comment stimulates me to go on! Yes, I try the improve the my videos each time. Working harder to get better quality. These houses deserve it to come to alive on youtube. More content will be uploaded soon.

100% agree

The house was very influential for it's time. Indeed very interesting that Kaufmann both commisioned the two most infleuntial houses in the 20th century.

Yes I know now that its pronounced Noitra. I didn't knew that at te time I made the video, my apologies if I ever offended anyone with that mistake: in every new video I will pronounce the name correctly. Great that your father both knew Neutra and Wright, lucky man he was!

I've been to Taleisen West and I can't wait to see Falling Water. I photographed the Vidal Sassoon's Singleton/Neutra.

@@edwardduarte7393 Oh nice! I would love to make a videos about Singleton House and Taliesin West someday.

Thank you my friend! I agree with you: its the combination between organic archtecture and internation style that makes the Palm Springs Desert Modernism so interesting. The Kaufmann House, is one of my favorite homes. More videos about Lautner, Neutra and FLW will come up.

"The Palm Springs Modernist architecture is that beautiful blend of the international and organic architectural styles that is so appealing." I couldn't have said it better my friend. The bright white reflects the intensity of the desert heat, combined with tans, greens, browns, and other neutral colors are done so artfully in Palm Springs.

Yes I really liked to make this video. More videos about the houses by Richard Neutra, made in the same way, will come up. I already made many videos about F.L Wright and John Lautner on this channel. Lautner is my favorite architect hence the name of this channel.

Great dreams you have. I know what you feeling because I also love the sun and swimming pools. Maybe you can buy the house some day, or built a similar house for yourself.

@@SuperJobbel Thank you for the reply. Ahh, the sun and water. The stuff of life. To swim with wild dolphins in the deep blue sea... but that's another video. For me, the Kaufmann House is as singular as a Vermeer or a Rothko. The pool house, however, by Marmol & Radziner is an abomination, a mustache on DaVinci's Mona Lisa.

Thank you, more Neutra videos will come up.

Okay interesting story! I never heard of this story, I shall check it out. Thanks for sharing it!

Your absolutely right.

Thanks! more videos about Neutra will come up, but first I will return to some videos about John Lautner and FLW homes.

Good to hear that you liked the video. I wanted to make the most compelte overview of the house. Many more videos about John Lautner, F.L Wright and Richard Neutra will come up.

Back in the days architects had more creative freedom because there were less building restrictions and less limitations. Architecture was also more sophisticated back then, nowadays the house are larger and more pompeous. I love to show the old masterpieces in my videos.

Thank you for your appriciation! Your reaction is what I want: that people get the feeling of walking through the houses and think they have visit them. I started this channel because it was so difficult to look inside the houses: most of them are not open for public and it's hard to find pictures and flooplanes on the internet. Stay tuned : more videos about John Lautner, F.L wright and Richard Neutra will come up! :)

Very beautiful description of yours! the house indeed looks like a painting: wonderful composed against the background. Thanks for your comment!

Thank you, nore videos will come up :)

well, both houses are absolutely EXTRAordinary.. that being said, my soul is completely captured by FLW’s Falling Water .. a poetic, passionate masterpiece ❣️❣️

good choice! personally I would like to live in Palm Springs, but Fallingwater is more romantic and spectaculair.

They were both geniuses but with a very different style.

@@SuperJobbel weather wise, absolutely Palm Springs and that home!! omigosh 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.. both residences are absolutely epic

Thank you. Yes, I want to improve the qaulity of the videos each time. Make them as porfessional as possible. It's a learning process for me.

Thank you Lisa! :) your comment stimulates me to make more videos! I like to make the videos as clear and understandable as possible, it takes a lot of time but I love doing it. So great to read that you like it. I also prefer to live Neutra's design, but the houses by Wright are more interesting: they have more unusual features and each design by Wright while the designs by Neutra were more similar. However John Lautner remaines my all time favorite.

Thank you very much for your appriciation. Good to hear that you are inspired by the videos because that stimulates me to make more new videos. I try to improve the videos each time and setting new quality standards for the channel. New content will come up soon.

Interesting to read your desciption of Neutra's work. I agree that Neutra's work is more zen and more livable, and that Wright's work feels more heavier. Still I think Wright has a larger diversity in his boby of work, he has made many designs that all look very different, while Neutra's designs look very similar. Anyway both architects are billiant, so it's'always hard to choose. Personally would prefer to live in Palm Sprins but Fallingwater is more interesting.

Yes, I think you’re right, John. Neutra’s work was certainly “Neutra”, though I do love it. And Wright had an extensive career that opened the door to considering nature in architecture. Where Wright came from, his time as a young architect, certainly attests to his genius in breaking the old moulds. And Wright took on a lot of very large projects. But, yes, I’d rather live in a Neutra - but that’s my personal taste (I do lean more towards Japanese aesthetics)…. Plus I live in Australia, and our newer homes (since the 1970s) are very much indoor-outdoor experiences with large expanses of glass.

Very good description of yours: its indeed the ultimate California lifestyle luxury house. I never heard of the Katsura Villa in Kyoto so I'll check it out! Great that you liked the video so much. It's a surprise to many people that the house is located in tense populated area.

You're welcome. I like to make the videos as complete as possible, showing all the details. It's a lot of work but I like doing it. More videos about F.L Wright, Neutra, John Lautner and Case Study Houses will come up.

Hahaha...I really like the paintings by David Hockney so I would like to drink a cocktail with him, especially in this house! I make these videos because I want to give people the feeling that they actually have visited houses that they could visited in reality. So your reaction is exactly what I want to achieve. Stay tuned mroe videos will come up!

Fantastic, I look forward to them@@SuperJobbel 👍

You're welcome! Good to read that you like my videos so much! :)

You're welcome! I'm currently busy with making a similar video about the Lovell Health house, also by Neutra.

You're welcome!

Thank you, as with everything in life: it's a matter of practice. This video sets the new quality standard for me.Check also my video about the Fallingwater House by Frank Lloyd Wright, which has the same quality.

You're welcome! I really like to make these presentations! :)

I have visited the Bauhaus school building a few times and I really like it. Wether you design organic architecture or international style, it's always interesting to study one of the styles.

You're welcome! Great that you liked the video. It's indeed a brilliant house, more videos about Lautner, Wright and Neutra will come up.

@@SuperJobbel 💝💝💝💝💝💝

Yes, it indeed was owned sometime by Barry Manilow. I can imagine that such a famous attract a lot architecture geeks like us, and that not desirable for a famous singers who spends his vacation there.

I can imagine: I live in the Netherlands.

Thanks, I always want to make the a complete overview of each house. Showing the entire lay out with every detail. I love to explore the masterpieces made by such brilliant architects. Really great to read that so many like the videos. More videos will come up.

@@SuperJobbel I would prefer the Kaufmann house. I like light and desert wind.

Ehm... could you please explain what you mean by that? I know it's a Robert Heinlein book but I haven't read it.

I'm really glad to read this. This stimulates me to make more videos.

Great to hear that you like the video so much. I want to make the videos so complete and clearly explained as possible, so it's good to read that i have succeeded in doing that. I both love Wright, Neutra and Lautner and simply choose which one is my favorite architect! Cheers from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Great! I will visit them, the next time when I am in L.A. :)

Thank you! Really great to hear that you liked the video so much.

Great to hear that you liked the tour! Your comment stimulates me to make more videos. Yes, you're not he first one who sees a Swastika in the floorplan of the house, but hence Neutra was a Jewish architect, the Swastika must accidental. Also great tat you liked the bakcground music, it always difficult to choose the rigth music.

I don't know for sure, but I gues that is likely what had happened. Good to hear that you liked the video so much ;) The house is definitely an intellegent design.

You're welcome! More videos will come up. :)

Yes, I hope it will expose someday. The ''Desert Modernism'' houses in California and Arizona are so beautifull, they deserve to be famous.

I agree that I wish we saw houses designed like this today. As an architect who loves modern design I would love to have the freedom to design like this. There are a a lot more hurdles with such design in our time. One of biggest issues today is due to energy building codes. They make it very difficult to have that much glass and meet energy saving restrictions. Also this style is incredibly unforgiving to execute. The way materials are brought together seamlessly takes a great care of craftsmanship. Also, back then nearly everything was custom built for the specific project. Nowadays it is difficult to find craftsman who will do custom windows, custom exterior finishes, etc. And even if you do it is hard to pass building code inspectors that want all the elements certified to meet energy and construction standards. Sorry to get so verbose,.

Thank you for your extensive explanation, it was really interesting to read. I was also wondering why not more houses like this are build today. :)

Ron Conder gave a perfect explanation! I couldn't have give that answer.

@@ronkyville Thanks for your detailed and informed explanation, nonetheless I'd challenge your statement. I've remodeled an older 70's contemporary house with large clerestory windows and an enclosed courtyard with large windows 6' x 6' plus large french doors. Heating and cooling costs have been lowered relative to prior single pane aluminum framed windows. All new thermal windows with low E glass coatings have actually lowered our energy costs. In updating the building I've added a lot of new insulation and used foil-backed thermal roof decking which has lowered heat gain and loss from the roof. I've investigated a lot of materials for new buildings that allow for lots of glass that can be built and pass building codes. On the craftsmanship issue I am in whole agreement. I had to do and supervise a lot of the work to ensure quality standards that are not evident in modern construction unless you are paying for a premium custom built structure. Obviously if you have the money it can be built.

Those cookie cutter tracts are built that way for a couple of reasons - and cost is very much a huge component. First, there are indeed huge cost savings when everything can be ordered in mass quantities because it's all standardized and the same components are used in all of the houses. Second, although some may be designed by architects, many are actually "designed" (a word I use loosely here) by the builders themselves - who are *very* rarely actually trained in architecture. It's not usually the best architects designing them even when they *are* part of the process, either; the best are doing private commissions, not tract houses of any size. Finally, the close proximity is also very much about cost savings and maximizing profit by fitting as many houses as possible onto the available land. There are actually many extremely talented architects working today, whose work would take your breath away just as much as these masterpieces. The houses they design are not always visible when you drive down the street, though, because they're often tucked behind walls, tall hedges, down long driveways, on very large lots, well above or below street level, etc. - intentionally very private. Read professional magazines such as Architectural Record and others and you'll start finding them.

Your absolutely right.

You're welcome! great to hear that you liked the video.

Totaly agree with you!

Thanks for your comment. Both Neutra and Wright were brilliant. Personally I find Wright his designs more interesting and more facinating to make videos about, but Neutra is the archtiect I would prefer to live in. Indeed I would love to spend the night in this house. Great that you liked the video, more content about Lautner, Wright, Neutra and Case Study House will come up soon.

Thank you! :)

It's still privately owned and rarely goes open for public.

I guess your school was very beautiful then :)

Neutra did design a school building! The Lab School at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.

Yes now I know it's pronounced Noytra, but I didn't knew it when I made this video. Indeed many famous people live nearby.

I 100% agree with you.

Yes, more people already have notice this and mentioned it in the comments. It mus be coinscedence but it indeed looks a little bit like a swastika.

Thank you!

Yes 100% agree with you. Both houses are build to match their location. It's difficult to built them somewhere else.

I love them to. They are my three favorite architects, but I love John Lautner even the most. More videos will come up.

De Rien! Plus de vidéos sont faites. Salutations des Pays-Bas!

Salutations de France !

Okay hahaha! I didn't notice that myself. No that was just a coinscedence ...... So I guess it must be a sign from the cosmoss :) .. Its how funny how coinscedence can make your videos better and more interesting. Thank you!

That's absolutely true!

Very good coice, I agree. :)

You're welcome

Oh great! I would love to rent a MCM home there some day. I like FallingWater more, but I would prefer PS over the cold winters in Pensylvania.

I Agree with you.

Yes I realised that you pronounce the name differently shortly after I uploaded the video. I speak German and knew that you pronounce the word Neu as Noy and that it means New. However I thought that Neutra had "Americanised'' as what is common with most European people who immigrate to the US. Nice story about your family btw.

I thought you might be German and was nervous to tell you how to pronounce German! Yes, some people here who don’t know of Richard mispronounce Neutra. Happens to my children a lot. But thanks again for your video, being able to see the house in detail.

@@patriciajoubert426 I live in the Netherlands and the Dutch language is very similar to German. Therefore I speak German. Good to hear that you liked the video so much. I'm gonna make more video's about houses by Neutra in the future.

It’s so funny, I also thought you sounded like the Netherlands, so it seems I was guessing a little correctly. Good luck with all.

Okay, interesting that's a detail that I missed.

Again thank you for your feedback! I'm learning a lot from you. - I thought that Edard Kaufmann was the founder of the store, but indeed he wasn't: so that's a mistake of mine. _ I was not aware that the cantileverings were designed to block summer sun and to block the winter sun. Interesting! To bad that I didn't knew that, otherwise I would included it in the video. - Yes, I knew that techniques and effects of the international style and organic archtiecture are similar. However I believe that Neutra made more minimalistic designs than Wright. I knew that Wrigh despised the international style but I excluded it from the video because otherwise the video would be to long. -I would love to live in both Bear Run and Palm Srings.

Yes, I currently busy with making a video about the Case Study House 22 / Stahl House ! And yes the Stahl house was used in the first Columbo episode. Each video is a lot of work, so it will takes some time before the video will finished. But stay tuned and your wish will be fullfilled. :)

@@SuperJobbel Wow! Brilliant!

Yes I know what you mean... your not the only one. But I guess it was coinscedence because Neutra was of Jewish descent.

you're welcome! thanks for your comment! i love making these videos so more content will come up.

Good choice! Although I prefer organic architecture over minimalistic architecture. I love the principe ''Less is More'' but sometimes I prefer organic shapes over it: 1- Fallingwater by F.L Wright 2- Wolff House by John Lautner 3- Schaffer House by John Lautner. 4- Kaufmann Desert House by Neutra.

Thank you and and that's a perfect list. John Lautner is indeed amazing. Love all his creations. Good choices. Wishing you an easy going day every day. Thank you. @@SuperJobbel

You're welcome! I will more videos about Neutra in the future. @@Ekam-Sat

A very rich person with a very good taste, a combination that you don't see that often.

''Box Boys'' that was the phrase that John Lautner and Frank Lloyd Wright used to describe archtiects like Van Der Rohe and Neutra. Indeed Neutra the work is considered by many as clean and straight lined. Although I love the work by Neutra, I also prefer the designs by Lautner and Wright because it's so diverse: each house is different. While Neutra work is more formulaic, still its interesting: so more videos about Neutra will show up on this channel.

@@SuperJobbel Cool! I adore the Mid-Century Modern style (well, "styles") and I'll be delighted to broaden my perspective. I'll be there!;)

Yes, you're right. That was a mistake of mine, I discovered it shortly after I made both videos. Thanks for your correction. I should have said ''owner of the department store'' .

Personally I would like to live in the Neutra house, but the Fallingwater house is more spectaculair and interesting!

Haha.... Yes.. It keeps me also awake! :) I like the Palm Sprigs Climate very much, so that influences my preference for this house. But Fallingwater is my favorite in terms of design.

Yes, Neutra and Schindler could build houses much cheaper than Wright did. The Neutra and Schindler style of houses is indeed more efficient and therefore more copied nowadays than the Wright style of houses.

Yes I know now, but I didn't knew it when I made the video. Thank you for your comment, in every new video I will pronounce then name correctly.

Gracias por tu bonito mensaje. Agradable hablar con alguien de Honduras. Tienes una buena visión sobre cómo se deben colocar los muebles. Saludos desde Holanda y más videos próximamente.

Yes that could be. It becomes hotter and hotter every year. Still with all those beautiful homes and landscapes: its a great place to be.

Yes everybody deserves a glorietta in Palm Springs!!! haha :)

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