We grew up in an Eichler. Seven kids! Indestructible.
@canyonproductions768310 ай бұрын
So cool Ronnie! I grew up in Mtn View and used to watch my Moms co workers dogs in an Eichler home. This actually looks like his haha. I think it was on El Monte drive
@pyoodiepie Жыл бұрын
Billy?
@ardethellis8930 Жыл бұрын
My parents bought an Eichler in Palo Alto in 1970. It had the original mahogany panelling so despite the masive amount of windows, it was rather dark inside. I see so many comments decrying the renovated houses. Lots of Eichlers were redone because of the fire hazzard of the cheap wood panelling and open floor plans. There were 3 minute, 5 minute, and 7 minute Eichlers. We lived in a 5 minute one. What does that mean? The time it took from ignition to complete combustion. Eventually, they replaced all the panels with sheet rock. I loved the heated floors. The house which was originally 5 bedrooms was was expanded to include a second floor. After my parents moved it was completely remodeled again. Last time it was sold it went for nearly 5 million. And to think that in 1970 the price was 47K.
@gregkarkowsky967 Жыл бұрын
Why can't......I mean, won't we build these kinds of home today?
@davidcooper7339 Жыл бұрын
They're wonderfully built to the aesthetic eye. When I was a kid in Sunnyvale Ca, we used to be cared for in an Eichler until our parents picked us up. I loved those houses then for the back walls of glass and the entire front built for privacy. These are great homes that command prices of extreme expense. It's what the market will bear and they're worth it.
@johnbeckett8028 Жыл бұрын
I have studied architecture and the Eichler is right up there on top. In my neighborhoon all the houses are custom built, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, though I don't have Elchier there are a few near me. My house is a mid-century Weldon Becket (no relation, see only one T) of Los Angeles who designed Parker Center in the early nineteen fifties.
@ElmerHansen-od7jy Жыл бұрын
💯 Promo'SM
@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer Жыл бұрын
It's great. I would love to have one, but living in Los Angeles I am concerned about the 'Summer' heat which is making up a larger and larger part of the year.
@moviefanx_111 Жыл бұрын
Youh are great bro
@joemeyer6876 Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the overly small bedrooms!
@DGOODWIN19 Жыл бұрын
Silicon Valley used to be known as "The Valley of Heart's Delight". Such a downgrade.
@TheCrazyAztec Жыл бұрын
Nice vid, I was fortunate enough to do a remodel on one of these in Walnut Creek Ca. Very cool and unique homes!
@ralphmarkasher Жыл бұрын
I grew up near Cupertino. My parents bought their home for $17K and now show on Zillow for over $4M. They owned a house in Capitola bought in 1966 for $10K and sold it for $15K in 1970. The house is gone now and there are 4 homes on the same lot at about $750K each..
@freddyfrazier5956 Жыл бұрын
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@chaocheng52012 жыл бұрын
very typical Eichler house
@nukular92 жыл бұрын
I live in one of these, and yes the indoor-outdoor living has forever wow factor to it.
@sarayoung33712 жыл бұрын
Mid-Century Modern defined.
@ludovicgarcon89152 жыл бұрын
Atrium makes a better transition into the Home. i luv it.
@davidbertrand8952 жыл бұрын
A good book is "Eichler/Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream" by Adamson, et al.
@richardstoc2 жыл бұрын
Although stylish an sophisticated the main problem with living in them is most the space is devoted to the public area's and the bathrooms are nightmarishly small and inadequate most Eichler's don't have two bathrooms
@hussainalyami22832 жыл бұрын
1:05 where is the sofa from? Absolutely love it 😍
@charlespoke67082 жыл бұрын
The ones I visited in California I have visited were chilling and uncomfortable without additional heat sources.
@charlespoke67082 жыл бұрын
Love love love Eichler homes except in cold months.
@chrisginoc3 ай бұрын
Ideal home for summer months only or in a desert area
@fragout95753 ай бұрын
Eichlers were built without insulation. That's their biggest downfall. There are several other MCM homes here in Phoenix that were built the same way.
@chrisginoc3 ай бұрын
@@fragout9575 Very true.
@solsticemeows2 жыл бұрын
My grandparents and mother lived in one of these in San Diego. I always loved going over to that house.
@blanbec142 жыл бұрын
Is this the type of house that is in Pulp fiction ?
@MisterMikeTexas2 жыл бұрын
Without A/C, how are they cooled during summer?
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Many owners have installed mini-split HVAC systems which are quite efficient.
@DansFunMovies2 жыл бұрын
@@ronniejenkins ductless Mini Spits are replacing the Radent Floor Heating in the Eichlers.
@valerief12312 жыл бұрын
But it wasn’t hot in Palm Springs before mini splits were created? 😅
@richardstoc2 жыл бұрын
The concrete floors kept the houses cooled and shades or drapes drawn over windows during the day kept floors out of direct sun most times did not need HVAC. if the foliage and trees around the property were allowed to mature to full size shading the house. I Imagine that the radiant floors could cool the house just as well as heat them.
@dasikakn Жыл бұрын
Part of my 25 year Californian journey has been my dismay at the growing number of very hot days. We used to get at most 5-8 “bad” days that you could overcome by going to the movies or the mall in the day and come back to a cooler home at night opening a window or 2. Nowadays we have so many that we’ve had to finally cave and get a cooling unit that doubles as an art stand. We have vented box over it for aesthetics.
@calxtra53612 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous house ... wish i could afford one ... btw whats the ID on the music you used please???
@hamo64422 жыл бұрын
I love, and live the chance to get one of these houses…
@katehenry27182 жыл бұрын
There better be palm trees in your yard. All that glass will be miserable in waist deep snow. Pretty to see but is as exciting to live in as a motel room.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
This one is in sunny California. I agree somewhere cold would be less than ideal. All the glass makes it difficult to moderate temperatures too.
@nicoblaytherealflamingo4452 жыл бұрын
Whittier has ton of these types esp from hostin track homes which started 3 blocks from me at the Whittier golf course candlewood.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, lot's of nice mid mod homes out that way
@nicoblaytherealflamingo4452 жыл бұрын
@@ronniejenkins my apartment was the wedding scene from bettlejuice so I love new if it works. Any news in holographic facade houses? Make my 600k home look 900k all due to imagery facades?!
@BradThePitts2 жыл бұрын
Is this an actual Eichler home, or just a home in the Eichler style? Several builders made homes like this but the ones actually built by Joseph Eichler are far more valuable.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
It is an actual Eichler home in Sunnyvale, CA. You are right, there are many other mid-century modern homes that do get confused as "Eichlers" but to actually be an Eichler it must be designed and built by Joseph Eichler and/or his team. This one sold for $2.6m last year.
@BradThePitts2 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe nowadays, but at the time Eichler homes were an embarrassment. My architecture 101 professor said, that the comments at the time were, "What? You can't afford a real home?"
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, its interesting how popular they have become after the negative reception they first received.
@abbaby5552 жыл бұрын
In Southern California we called these patio homes, I always loved the design
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
That's fun. There are some great mid-century modern developments in SoCal. Orange has a number of Eichler's
@Campzzyzx2 жыл бұрын
The irony. These homes were created by Joseph Eichler as cost effective affordable home as Eichler was a champion for minorities owning homes. These homes are now owned by predominantly white upperclass.
@divergentsenior2 жыл бұрын
Love his designs. It's what a home should be wide open but PRIVATE.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it a great balance of design and practicality.
@Mooooty2 жыл бұрын
What a nice looking bomb shelter!
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Lol. I would mind being stuck there tbh. Not sure all that glass would be safe during a bomb raid though.
@AGM-ts5bb2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@lynnshaw50682 жыл бұрын
It is my personal dream to visit Palm Springs and photo an Eichler home.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Do it! It's worth the trip. I was just there this past week for Modernism Week 2022
@jimtoohey72422 жыл бұрын
In floor heat sucks. Slow to heat, forever to cool down.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
It can be challenging for sure. Many owners of Eichlers have installed mini-split heating and cooling which make the house more efficient.
@VIM7312 жыл бұрын
6 words!! The Stahl House But An Eichler!!! (w/ ocean view of course)
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
That is an iconic house!
@VIM7312 жыл бұрын
@@ronniejenkins I'm going to replicate it but with an ocean view because it's too cool of a house to not have an ocean view.
@shelleyhuskey18702 жыл бұрын
Other than the inside ceilings, it looks cool and I love the radiant heated floors.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
What about the ceilings don't you like? I personally like the wood paneling, but that's subjective.\
@ThePrissy113 жыл бұрын
My friend has one in Walnut Creek, CA. Beautiful. I think the interior of the one shown is lovely. Maybe not original but lovely.
@brookeking85592 жыл бұрын
There are many in Walnut Creek. Sometimes real estate listings in a neighborhood with Eichler homes will have a statement “not an Eichler” to head off useless questions.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Yes in Rancho San Miguel there are about 400 or so Eichler's. It was Joseph Eichlers first East Bay development.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
@@brookeking8559 Yes, there are many other mid-century modern homes that do get confused as "Eichlers" but to actually be an Eichler it must be designed and built by Joseph Eichler and/or his team.
@kengiles56443 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s soooo contrived ,every bit of originality is sucked out of the era it was designed .
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
I can understand the sentiment, but at the end of the day it is a house which needs to be functional for modern day living.
@edwardguignion5973 жыл бұрын
Its post and beam structure is what makes it unique for American tract homes of that era.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
Yes, amongst many other things. It is interesting how the design was not well received back then, but now it is lvoed.
@annettemartinez32253 жыл бұрын
This property is no longer original. Sad
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
I can understand the sentiment, but at the end of the day it is a house which needs to be functional for modern day living.
@marcusbrown17673 жыл бұрын
A bit tired of seeing these mid-century modern gems destroyed with contemporary furniture and silly kitchens. Big disgrace to modernism.
@ronniejenkins2 жыл бұрын
I can understand the sentiment, but at the end of the day it is a house which needs to be functional for modern day living. Furnishing the homes has become easier with many brands producing mid century modern inspired products and who doesn't want an updated kitchen?
@fragout95753 ай бұрын
I've seen plenty of videos of destroyed MCM homes and apartments. This isn't one of them. While I do honestly appreciate true to nature MCM homes, some have been neglected to the point that updating IS necessary.