• The house is situated on a 3 acre site, on top of a cliff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The site is flat on otherwise steep land, creating a retaining wall to the west. 
  • A Concrete retaining wall ties together the two boxes separated by a courtyard that make up the parti of the residence.
  • Charles and Ray Eames began designing the house in 1945 for the Case Study House Program in LA’s Art s and Architecture Magazine published and built these case study homes had to focus on the use of new materials and technologies developed during WW2. 
  • The intention was for the house to be made of prefabricated materials that would not interrupt the site, be easy to build, and exhibit a modern style.
  • The two boxes serve two different functions – One is for the residence itself and the other is a studio. Both provide double height spaces at the corners and outer ends of both programs. This allows for a composition that breaks the space up rhythmically, and is read on the exterior of the house with the exterior courtyard acting as a double-height space in between both boxes.
  • Steel Frame used for the structure of the house. This used 4 inch H-columns for the walls and 12 inch deep web joists for the roof. The steel frame was filled in with different solid and transparent coloured panels, arranged to create a shifting light in the interior of the house throughout the day.
  • Light in the design – with the exterior arranged in this particular way, can be connected to Japanese influence. The house was built largely of standard components, such as the windows which measure a standard width of 3 feet and 4 inches.
  • Interior contrasts the cold steel of the exterior – warm and comforting setting, with wood block flooring and soft light in each room throughout the day. Wooden staircases float effortlessly and the use of natural materials on the interior bring the residence closer to nature, and its surroundings.
  • Eucalyptus trees also planted at the front to provide shade and blend parts of the house with the outdoors – big emphasis on nature.
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