Paul dale looks back at the life of the man who shaped the look. Following an apprenticeship in the mid1930s with frank lloyd wright, lautner opened his own practice in 1938, where he worked for the remainder of his career. The 2009 film a single man, directed by tom ford and starring colin firth and julianne moore, used the shaffer. Segel house by john lautner, built in 1979 is an incredible piece of architecture and one of the inspirations behind single man collection because of its shapes, volumes and voids, which create a strong emotional response, and at the same time a certainty of having found the most confortable and unique sofa. One of americas most important modernist masters, the late john lautner is also one of hollywoods most beloved architects. Its the first house that lautner did after he left frank lloyd wright in 1948. John lautner s sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great unexamined careers of the twentieth century. The house, like many of lautners designs, has star quality in the hollywood sense as well. The schaffer house by john lautner, california images via remodelista you might recognize this house as being in a single man by tom ford. A look at hollywoods love affair with john lautner archdaily. John lautners sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great unexamined careers of the twentieth century.
Touring john lautners incredible schaffer house and talking. An extraordinary story about a british university professor living in southern california in the 60s. The schaffer residence in the verdugo hills is probably best known now as the house from tom fords greatlooking movie, a single man. The stone, glass, and copper cliffclimber is a hollywood hills homage to frank lloyd wrights fallingwater. Diamonds are forever starring sean connery as james bond elrod house. John lautners, elrod house, setting of the james bond movie diamonds are forever with sean connery, palm springs, ca, usa, 1971. Georges partner, jim, has recently died suddenly in a car accident and george is still in an early stage of coming to terms with it. John lautners schaffer house, completed in 1949, uses these techniques and more to create one of the very best examples of modernstyle indooroutdoor living in southern california. Schaffer house is a residence in glendale, california. Christopher isherwoods a single man is an elegant little novel that evokes much emotion through universal themes and the tragedy of those who are not free to express them a single man covers a day in the life of george, a middleaged literature professor and an englishman, living in california in the early 60s. Every scene was so beautifully filmed that i was kind of mesmerized by it. The house is circular with brick walls that taper, using 67 radial douglas fir beams and a 14foot central pillar.
Oct 15, 2012 five coveted john lautner designs, all on the market now. But lautner also used the same skills in more modest houses to connect residents with nature and the city. Movies featuring lautner buildings the john lautner. Mar 31, 2015 john lautner s stevens house languishes on the market because there is something wrong with the world new, 12 comments by rachel b.
Lautners solution was to balance the house on top of a 5footthick and 29foottall concrete post. The lautner modern home in desert hot springs, california. A single man, based on a book by christopher isherwood, colin firth, designed by john lautner, directed by tom ford, john lautner, photographs by joe fletcher, published by rizzoli, ranch houses living the california dream, shaffer residence. Segel house by john lautner, built in 1979 is an incredible piece of architecture and one of the inspirations behind single man collection because of its shapes, volumes and voids, which create a strong emotional response, and at the same time a certainty of. The home was featured in the pensacola news journal of november 2, 1958. Mar 16, 2012 the 2009 movie a single man starring colin firth was filmed in glendale at this midcentury modern house built by architect john lautner in 1949. Movies featuring lautner buildings the john lautner foundation. An architectural analysis of the film, a single man 2009, directed by tom.
Touring john lautners incredible schaffer house and. John lautners stevens house languishes on the market because there is something wrong with the world new, 12 comments by rachel b. A couple of weeks ago, i dragged my new husband out to stalk an architecturally and cinematically famous house located in glendale at the base of the verdugo mountains the john lautnerdesigned schaffer residence which appeared in fashion designer tom fords directorial debut, a single man. Oct 25, 20 explore melliegirl22s board john lautner houses. It was designed by the midcentury architect john lautner. Perched atop a knoll in the hollywood hills with framed views of downtown, across the. A new book celebrates modernism with futuristic homes and. Body double malin house chemosphere murder viewed by a voyeur in the spaceship house. This book provided the perfect opportunity to become more knowledge with the work and ethos of lautner who had an amazing sense of how wood works.
John lautner 19111994, a california based architect, was an early apprentice of frank lloyd wright. Five coveted john lautner designs, all on the market now. Inside the lautner house where a single man was filmed john. Mar 29, 2014 the 2009 movie a single man starring colin firth was filmed in glendale at this midcentury modern house built by architect john lautner in.
The lethal weapon 2 house was designed by john lautner the famous architect who also designed courtney coxs house. The foster carling residence, 19471950 by john lautner faia. Oct 25, 20 explore melliegirl22s board john lautner house s. But his first solo design, the house he built for himself and his wife in silver lake in 1940, is much less well known. With a new film and major exhibition celebrating his life and work, maverick architect john lautners time may finally have come. A john lautner beach house in malibu is revitalized with an assist from interior designer waldo fernandez and architect michael kovac, business dynamo jamie mccourt breathes new life into a. The architect describes the job as a philosophical challenge. The film stars colin firth and has garnered a number of awards on the film. The schaffer residence from a single man iamnotastalker. The house is so spectacular, that according to the john lautner. Postrenovation, it gained new fame as the setting for tom fords visually memorable film a single man. Rooted in a personal design philosophy that is the imaginative extension of the organic architectural theories of frank lloyd wright he was one of wrights first apprentices, his exuberant designs and broad spectrum of approaches epitomize the landscape of. A john lautner beach house in malibu is revitalized. Oct 12, 2009 the film a single man, based on christopher isherwoods novel and directed by tom ford, was filmed in part in the schaffer residence.
Its known as the schaffer residence, built by architect john lautner in. Designed in 1958, architect john lautners chemosphere house perches atop a 29foot concrete pole on a roughly 45 degree slope in californias hollywood hills and is accessible via funicular. A look at hollywoods love affair with john lautner. Apr 20, 20 lautner s solution was to balance the house on top of a 5footthick and 29foottall concrete post. The lautner offers 4 luxury vacation rental living units by architect john lautner, the park is our 10,000 sq. The schaffer residence is a small twobedroom, twobathroom home 1,698 square feet. The house i found was an early john lautner house in glendale. Jan 27, 2014 the 2009 movie a single man starring colin firth was filmed in glendale at this midcentury modern house built by architect john lautner in. I wanted something dark and covered in wood, but also modern.
Jun 03, 2019 the house, like many of lautners designs, has star quality in the hollywood sense as well. Possessions 1997 directed by andrew blake sheatsgoldstein residence adult film. I spend far too much time dreaming about renovating my little victorian terraced house the side return in the kitchen mostly. Constructed largely of redwood and glass supported by red brick and concrete, the schaffer house feels like a newly pitched tent or a wood cabin that provides. The film was shot in 21 days, according to the making of a single man, a featurette included on the dvd release of the film. The film stars colin firth and has garnered a number of awards on the film festival circuit. Fashion designer tom ford financed and directed the movie a single man. As for a single man, tom ford of gucci and ysl fame didnt leave any art direction to chance for his first film, and. Tom fords awardwinning 2009 film a single man featured colin firth as george, a gay man who is grieving the death of his partner jim matthew goode in 1962 every scene was so beautifully filmed that i was kind of mesmerized by it. Lautner particularly enjoyed the challenge of designing a house for peter and ann tolstoy. The house is a john lautner home, the schaffer residence, which was designed in 1949 for the parents of an assistant. Jul 23, 2011 but lautner also used the same skills in more modest houses to connect residents with nature and the city. John lautners stevens house languishes on the market because. John lautners stevens house languishes on the market.
Inside the lautner house where a single man was filmed. Apr 23, 2014 the 2009 movie a single man starring colin firth was filmed in glendale at this midcentury modern house built by architect john lautner in 1949. John edward lautner 16 july 1911 24 october 1994 was an american architect. This book provided the perfect opportunity to become more knowledge with the work and ethos of lautner who had an amazing sense of. See more ideas about house, john lautner and house design. Perched atop a knoll in the hollywood hills with framed views of downtown, across the city and into the valley, this home showcases. Inside the lautner house where a single man was filmed with.
The actual house where the character george lives in the film was designed in 1948 by john lautner, his first house after leaving frank lloyd wright. A single man starts and ends inside georges house, and much of the film is set within the interior spaces. See more ideas about john lautner, architecture, architecture design. Walstrom house by john lautner was constructed in 1969.
The 1949 john lautner designed residence is supposedly set in a suburbanchic section of santa monica, but it is actually located in the whiting woods area of glendale 527 whiting woods rd. Five coveted john lautner designs, all on the market now curbed. Jun 07, 2016 a john lautner beach house in malibu is revitalized with an assist from interior designer waldo fernandez and architect michael kovac, business dynamo jamie mccourt breathes new life into a. Architect john lautner became known as one of the finest practitioners of what is often called the organic modern style, responsible for some of the most famous southern california designs of the twentieth century. Structural considerations lead to an octagonal plan, which focused all the weight on a. Georges partner, jim, has recently died suddenly in a car accident and. Nature and design meet in lautners modern homes ncpr news. Tom fords awardwinning 2009 film a single man featured colin firth as george, a gay man who is grieving the death of his partner jim matthew goode in 1962. Usmodernist john lautner north carolina modernist houses. Oct 10, 2011 fashion designer tom ford financed and directed the movie a single man. Touring john lautners incredible schaffer house and talking about. The 2009 movie a single man starring colin firth was filmed in glendale. Designing homes with powerful geometry and a strong sense of drama, lautner produced houses that were used in numerous films, including diamonds are forever, pulp fiction, twilight, iron man, the big lebowski, charlie.
A single man home designed by john lautner in the verdugo. The 1949 john lautnerdesigned residence is supposedly set in a suburbanchic section of santa monica, but it is actually located in the whiting woods area of glendale 527 whiting woods rd. While watching the film, i had a strong sense i had seen the home somewhere before, but only later, after a friend. Nov 19, 20 a single man covers a day in the life of george, a middleaged literature professor and an englishman, living in california in the early 60s. The house from tom fords a single man apartment therapy. A onetime frank lloyd wright apprentice and one of the midcentury periods brightest starchitects, john lautner designed more than 200 buildings over the course of his career and his residential. The cinematic schaffer house is a midcentury masterpiece designed in 1949 by architect john lautner, who studied under frank lloyd wright at. Apparently being in the home makes one feel as if they are actually outside. A lost john lautner house is found and restored the. A single mans the schaffer house by matt allen for his directorial debut, fashion. Tom ford directed a feature film starring colin firth called a single man, the stunning wooden house colin firth character resides in was designed by john lautner. Lautner is perhaps best remembered for his contribution to the. A single man, based on a book by christopher isherwood, colin firth, designed by john lautner, directed by tom ford, john lautner, photographs by joe fletcher, published by rizzoli, ranch houses living.
Architecture projects from john lautner, an architecture office firm centered around. A couple of weeks ago, i dragged my new husband out to stalk an architecturally and cinematically famous house located in glendale at the base of the verdugo mountains the john lautnerdesigned schaffer residence which appeared in fashion designer tom fords directorial debut, a single man i found this location thanks to fellow stalker gary from england, who immediately set about. It is on the national register of historic places as a work of the architect john lautner. Structural considerations lead to an octagonal plan, which focused all the weight on a single. A lost john lautner house is found and restored the new. In real life, the producers built a replica house on a studio lot for mel to pull down and the real house is still standing on mulholland drive in beverly hills. Bridges as slacker mistaken for rich dude involved in big crime. Bibliography, film and television, john lautner buildings, news. The cinematic schaffer house is a midcentury masterpiece designed in 1949 by architect john lautner, who studied under frank lloyd wright at taliesin west and became one of the more prolific modernists practicing in southern california during the midcentury. It certainly didnt hurt that they shot a lot of it in a john lautnerdesigned modernist house in california. Lautner practiced primarily in california, and the majority of his works were residential. May 30, 2014 the foster carling residence, 19471950 by john lautner faia.
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