Arts & Culture
The Stahl House, or Case Study House No. 22, became a landmark of Los Angeles modernism through both its design and its cultural afterlife. Built in 1959–1960 in the Hollywood Hills, it grew from Buck Stahl’s concept for a difficult hillside lot that he and his wife Carlotta had prepared themselves after buying it in 1954. Architect Pierre Koenig refined that vision into a compact steel-and-glass house dramatically cantilevered over the slope. Its fame was cemented by Julius Shulman’s 1960 photograph and later appearances in popular media. Recognized locally and nationally, it has remained accessible through public tours and stands as a defining expression of the Case Study House ideal.
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