{"id":183997,"date":"2025-12-10T02:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/183997\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T02:05:11","slug":"an-experimental-lautner-returns-to-form-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/183997\/","title":{"rendered":"An experimental Lautner returns to form in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

What first captures attention at the Jules Salkin Residence is its structural logic \u2014 seven pairs of triangular Douglas fir timbers rising through the plan like a central spine, supporting an inverted-truss roof that seems to tilt toward the sky. Conceived in 1948 on a 15,633sqft Echo Park lot, the home reveals John Lautner<\/a>\u2019s grounding in the Usonian ideals of Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a> and his appetite for architectural risk, expressed through lifted planes, board-and-batten redwood siding and glass that reaches directly into the landscape.<\/p>\n

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Photography: courtesy of Compass.<\/p>\n

Today, the 1,361sqft house has regained its original intent, thanks to a research-led restoration by architect Barbara Bestor in collaboration with the current owner. Additions were removed, square footage reduced and original conditions reinstated, from butt-glazed clerestories to stripped woodwork and the patinated Cherokee-red concrete floor. New elements sit quietly within that framework, including black phenolic resin countertops, handmade ceramic tile and integrated appliances that refine the three-bedroom, one-bathroom plan without diluting its mid-century character.<\/p>\n

Sliding doors open the interior to its expansive site, underscoring Lautner\u2019s belief in buildings that engage their terrain rather than occupy it. The home is listed for $2.395 million with Brian Linder, AIA, and Mark H Mendez of The Value of Architecture at Compass.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photography: courtesy of Compass.<\/p>\n

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Photography: courtesy of Compass.<\/p>\n

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Photography: courtesy of Compass.<\/p>\n

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