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Stahl House

Residential Architecture

The Stahl House is an American Modernist styled house in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, designed by architect Pierre Koenig to preliminary designs by his client, Buck Stahl. It is known as a frequent set location in American films and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Facts
Year Created
1960 1
Location
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States 1
Architectural Style
International Style 1
Structural System
Steel-framed structure cantilevered ten feet over the hillside 1
Primary Material
Steel framing, concrete floors and plate glass walls 1
Building Type
Residential house (Case Study House program) 1
Construction
from 1959 1
Visitor Access
Unoccupied since 2007 but available for public tours 1
Classification
Genre
Architecture 1
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1. Wikipedia
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  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House, infobox Architectural style field
    International Style (architecture)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House, lead paragraph
    The Stahl House (also known as Case Study House No. 22) is an American Modernist-styled house in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House, History section
    Koenig's design was built from May 1959 at a cost of $37,500 (equivalent to $408,100 in 2025) as part of the Case Study Houses program, in which it was house number 22, and completed by May 1960.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House, History section, construction and materials
    The 2,200-square-foot, steel-framed house, which is cantilevered ten feet over the hillside, has two bedrooms, concrete floors with radiant underfloor heating, a flat roof, and floor-to-ceiling plate glass walls on three sides.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House, History section, current occupancy status
    The house has been unoccupied since 2007, but available for public tours.
  • Genre reference
    The Stahl House is an American Modernist styled house in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, designed by architect Pierre Koenig to preliminary designs by his client, Buck Stahl.
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