About a mile west of Launter's Garcia house and Carling house (see previous posts) is his Chemosphere house (1960), probably the most famous modern house in Los Angeles. Supported on a thirty foot tall cement pedestal, it's the single family version of the Jetsons Sky Pad Apartments. Instead of human sized pneumatic tubes, however, there's a 'hillevator' (a small funicular) to transport goods and humans to the Jupiter 2-shaped dwelling. Publisher Benedict Taschen restored the house in 2000.
At its base is a satellite building, which includes a carport.
I liked the metal grillework on one side of the carport.
About a mile west of Launter's Garcia house and Carling house (see previous posts) is his Chemosphere house (1960), probably the most famous modern house in Los Angeles. Supported on a thirty foot tall cement pedestal, it's the single family version of the Jetsons Sky Pad Apartments. Instead of human sized pneumatic tubes, however, there's a 'hillevator' (a small funicular) to transport goods and humans to the Jupiter 2-shaped dwelling. Publisher Benedict Taschen restored the house in 2000. 
At its base is a satellite building, which includes a carport. 
I liked the metal grillework on one side of the carport.
2 comments:
Too bad you couldn't go in!
Enjoy your site very much--Thanks
There's something strangely evocative about some of those worn mid century modern buildings you've photographed, a time much further in the past than I suppose I'd like to admit.
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