Perched in the hills of Echo Park, the redwood-wrapped midcentury is in stellar condition thanks to a restoration by Bestor Architecture.
Location: 1430 Avon Terrace, Los Angeles, California
Price: $2,395,000
Year Built: 1948
Architect: John Lautner
Renovation Date: 2016
Renovation Architect: Barbara Bestor
Footprint: 1,361 square feet (3 bedrooms, 1 bath)
Lot Size: 0.36 Acres
From the Agent: "Here on more than a third of an acre in the hills of Echo Park, with panoramic views down the canyon all the way to the ocean in Santa Monica, this early midcentury-modern work by John Lautner incorporates elements learned during his six-year apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright, in addition to the bold experimentation that would come to define his personal oeuvre. On one hand, Wright’s principles of the low-cost Usonian house are clearly visible: a small footprint, an emphasis on horizontality, a restricted palette of materials, the principles of compression and release, and the use of board-and-batten redwood siding. On the other hand, Lautner was playful in his expression of the overall form: seven pairs of triangular timbers create a spine for the house, supporting an upside-down triangular truss roof with little need for structure at the perimeter, lifting the ceiling plane up toward the sky, and allowing glass walls and sliding doors to connect directly to the landscape."
The original owner, Jules Salkin, met architect John Lautner at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship, and he later commissioned Lautner to design the home. Salkin was a polymath: a concert violist, contractor, developer, architect, and attorney.
Photo by Sterling Reed
The flooring is made from red concrete.
Photo by Sterling Reed
The current owners acquired the property after decades of ownership by the Salkin family.
Photo by Sterling Reed
See the full story on Dwell.com: John Lautner’s Salkin Residence Lands on the Market in L.A. for $2.4M
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