Arts & Architecture magazine’s post-war Case Study Houses were a total of 28 simple and affordable houses done by well-known architects. Case Study House #16 is now on the market priced at $2.995 million.

The house is measured at 1,664 square feet with exposed steel-structural framing, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and open to the grounds. It consists of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room with a dramatic stone fireplace, and a terraced area. The house is surrounded by mature landscaping and a cushion of green lawns.

The listing agents of Case Study House #16 are Aaron Kirman, Dalton Gomez, and Weston Littlefield, all with Aaron Kirman Group at Compass Real Estate in Los Angeles.

This is a look at the front of the house from the vantage of the street. You can see here lush landscaping and the frosted glass walls that provide natural lighting and privacy. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

Upon entry of the house, you are welcomed by this bright foyer that has built-in shelves and cabinets on its wooden walls. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the living room with a bright beige sofa set, a coffee table and a large mosaic stone fireplace that extends its structure outside the glass walls. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This other angle of the living room shows that the kitchen is just a few steps away. The area is illuminated by the natural lights that come from the glass walls. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the sweeping view of the landscape from the property. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

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Vintage mid-century modern homes are as popular today as they were when built in the 1950s and ‘60s, and some more than others. Arts & Architecture magazine’s post-war Case Study Houses, for example, rarely come up for sale and when they do are usually snapped up by aficionados almost as quickly as the listing goes into print. Will that be the case now that the rare offering of Case Study House #16 has hit the market? It is now for sale for the first time in half a century and is priced at $2.995 million.

When World War II ended and the American troops were returning home, it was the start of the baby boom and a monumental housing shortage. Well-known architects in the country were asked to design simple, affordable homes that could be built en masse. The magazine Arts & Architecture put out a challenge to architects that included Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood and Ray Eames.

The Case Study Houses were numbered 1 through 28 and two apartments were included. They were built from 1945 sporadically through 1966. Thirteen were never built and from the ones that were, at least three were later demolished. A couple of them have been renovated rather than restored, and the rest are lived in and cared for today. Most of the homes were built in Los Angeles, one in San Rafael, California, and one in New Jersey.

Number 16 was the first of three Case Study Houses designed by Craig Ellwood. Completed in 1952 in Bel Air, the house was innovative in its use of exposed steel-structural framing and floor-to-ceiling glass walls to optimize the views and open to the grounds making it feel twice the size.

Ellwood was actually an engineer rather than an architect and placed a lot of emphasis on the stability of the structure using steel, glass, and concrete built on a slab. The 1,664-square-foot home with two bedrooms and two baths is just as contemporary today as when it was completed in 1953. The living room has a dramatic stone fireplace set into the glass wall that extends beyond it into a terraced area. Set into mature landscaping, the house appears to rest on a cushion of greenery.

For the first time in 50 years, the historic Case Study House #16 is for sale in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. Priced at $2.995 million, the listing agents are Aaron Kirman, Dalton Gomez, and Weston Littlefield, all with Aaron Kirman Group at Compass, Los Angeles.

Photo credit: Matthew Momberger, courtesy of Aaron Kirman

Source: www.compass.com