Kings Road House

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Schindler House exterior from Kings Road

Architectural plan

Aerial view

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Elevations

The Kings Road House, also known as Schindler Chace house or Schindler House, is a house in West Hollywood, California designed by architect Rudolf Schindler. The Schindler House is considered to be the first modern house built in the world ^[1]

Rudolf Schindler had long been fascinated by the construction method of tilt up concrete slabs, having done extensive research on them in his early days working for OSR. He was now intent on using this method for the new home he was designing, along with friend, Clyde Chace.

When Schindler first submitted plans to the local planning authorities, they were denied, citing this radical, at the time, new method of construction. After many trips to the local planning office, and extensive talks the convince them of its merit, and after finally hearing him out, the Building department granted him a temporary permit, meaning that they reserved the right to halt construction at any stage.

Construction started in early 1921 with Chace as the contractor. With the Schindlers' first son on their way, finishing the home before his birth was top priority. To get the construction done, the two men, Schindler and Chace, did much of the work themselves.

The house followed two interlinking “L” shaped plans using the basic design of the Camp site that he had seen a year before. Using the tilt up panels as the hard sheltering wall at the back of the house, and a softer permeable screen at the front.

The house, just under 2,500 square feet, was completed in 1922. It has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and sits on a 20,000 square foot lot.

The house, located at 835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 90069, is currently open to the public for tours and is known as the MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A..