Kaufmann House Palm Springs

In the late 1940s architect richard neutra designed this vacation home for the kaufmann family clearly no slouches when it came to architecture since they also commissioned frank lloyd wright to design another icon fallingwater.
Kaufmann house palm springs. It was one of the last large commission domestic projects designed by richard neutra but it is also arguably one of his most architecturally noteworthy and famous homes. Named for pittsburgh department store magnate edgar j. Kaufmann desert house 1946. I knew the 1947 photos of the house by architectural photographer julius shulman which are among most famous and widely known architectural images of all time.
Richard neutra kauffman house. Even before my first visit to palm springs the building i most wanted to see was richard neutra s edgar kaufmann residence. Movie stars and celebrities in the 1950s and 1960s hired architects to build contemporary weekend residences that were in vogue at the time. The second in our series highlighting the best buildings in palm springs during the city s modernism week is richard neutra s kaufmann house.
Kaufmann this machine in the desert as it s been called was designed by famed modernist architect richard neutra as a winter retreat. Architectural historian john crosse assembled. Das haus wurde als residenz. The kaufmann house or kaufmann desert house is a house located in palm springs california that was designed by architect richard neutra in 1946.
Das kaufmann house auch kaufmann desert house oder desert house wurde 1947 von dem architekten richard neutra in palm springs kalifornien gebaut. A handful of his projects are located in palm springs which thanks to its location two hours east of hollywood became a hotbed of modernist architecture during the mid 20th century. One of neutra s several iconic projects is the kaufmann house in palm springs california completed between 1946 1947 the kaufmann house was a vacation home for edgar j. The kaufmann s palm springs pad is now regarded as one of the most significant buildings of its time.
The kaufmann house by architect richard neutra was built in 470 west vista de chino palm springs california united states in 1946 1947. Der bau erfolgte im auftrag des kaufhausmagnaten edgar j. Kaufmann house is private and it s never been known to allow visitors. It was then remodeled in 1994 1998.
470 west vista chino palm springs ca united states.