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Chemosphere (Malin Residence): Exterior
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Chemosphere (Malin Residence): Exterior · Shavo Odadjian in the Chemosphere in Los Angeles, California
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Chemosphere (Malin Residence): Detail · Chemosphere house detail
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Chemosphere (Malin Residence): Context · The Chemosphere house, in the hills above Los Angeles, California
4/4 · Context · The Chemosphere house, in the hills above Los Angeles, California Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0 · source
Photo 1: ExteriorPhoto 2: Exterior · Shavo Odadjian in the Chemosphere in Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhoto 3: Detail · Chemosphere house detailPhoto 4: Context · The Chemosphere house, in the hills above Los Angeles, California

House · Modernism

Chemosphere (Malin Residence)

John Lautner · Los Angeles, United States · 1960

Key featuresOctagonal house balanced on a single concrete column on a steep hillside, reached by a funicular.

Architect
John Lautner
Place
Los Angeles, United States
Year
1960
Typology
House
Movement
Modernism
Region
Americas
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