Tour the only Case Study House designed by Richard Neutra

Richard Neutra designed a single house for the mid-century Case Study spree spearheaded by Arts & Architecture magazine. In 1948 he introduced his Four-Courter concept, transforming a compact footprint into expansive, light-filled living space. Built on what was a five-acre tract in Pacific Palisades, Bailey House has a long and distinguished provenance. And since it’s currently on the market — for $10.5 million — the list will soon grow.

True to the Case Study ethos, the house was planned as a modest, affordable starter home. Neutra articulated wings around courtyards to maximize indoor-outdoor living, then personally oversaw two major additions the next decade to ensure the home’s design integrity.

Photography: © neue focus.

The commissioning owners (the dentist Dr Bailey and his family) lived in the home for decades, and expanded the house while preserving its original detail. In 2004 they sold to Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, who hired award-winning Marmol Radziner to restore the aging property with subtly inserted modern amenities. Upon his death, the deed transferred to the Australian entrepreneur Lorna Jane Clarkson, who continued Simon’s legacy of preservation; she and her husband received a Santa Monica Conservancy Award for the Bailey House restoration. The current owner is an investment banker.

Tour the only Case Study House designed by Richard Neutra

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