Neutra VDL House

Toyo Ito: 2021 Neutra Award Lecture, Friday, May 7, 6 p.m. (PST) Link in Bio The Department of Architecture @cppenv has named Toyo Ito the 2021 medalist of the Richard J. Neutra Prize for Professional Excellence, which recognizes those who have dedicated their careers to researching and developing new environments in which to work, live, and play. Internationally acclaimed for his innovative and forward-looking architecture, Ito's significant projects include the Sendai Me...diatheque in Japan, Koo Chen-Fu Memorial Library in Taiwan, Tama Art University in Japan, and White U House in Japan. @toyo_ito_architects @cppenv @cpp_arc @museointernacionaldelbarroco @nationaltaichungtheater #architecture #richardneutra #toyoito #toyoitoarchitecture #neutravdl #vdl #vdlhouse #neutra

Dione Neutra’s piano originally belonged to her father, and was shipped to Los Angeles from Switzerland. Richard Neutra replaced the piano’s original legs with chrome tubes to make the piano appear to be floating. Seen here in the music room at the VDL. #dioneneutra #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #vdl #modernism #architecture #midcenturymodern #piano #neutravdl #interior

Happy birthday Richard Neutra! Photo of Neutra on the roof of the VDL by Julius Shulman, J. Paul Getty Trust. #getty #shulman #juliusshulman #archive #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #modernism #architecture #architecturehistory #history #midcenturymodern #vdl #neutravdl

Perspective sections of VDL I and VDL II drawn by our Cal Poly Pomona docents Krisandra Perez, Daniela Pomalaza, and Jared Pablo. First cross section is of VDL I, after the garden house and roof penthouse additions. Second and third sections are of VDL II. @cpp_arc @krisandraa @danielapomalaza @jaredandwhatnots #neutravdl #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #vdl #modernism #architecture #architecturehistory #history #drawing #architecturedrawing #architecturesection #sections #architecturestudent #cpparc

The VDL captured by photographer by @justinchung #justinchung #photography #architecturephotography #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #modernism #architecture #architecturehistory #history #midcenturymodern #mcm #vdl #neutravdl

From the Neutra VDL Library: VDL I on the cover of SHELTER (March 1938), A Correlating Medium for Housing Progress #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #modernism #architecture #architecturehistory #history #midcenturymodern #shelter #vdllibrary #vdl #neutravdl #modernarchitecture #design #artsandarchitecture #magazine #book #library

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season! Photo by Edward Clarke for LIFE magazine, 1951. #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #modernism #architecture #architecturehistory #history #midcenturymodern #mcm #vdl #neutravdl #holidays #happyholidays #holidays2020 #2020

Originally permitted as a garage in 1939, the Garden House was utilized as the Play Room for the young Neutra children. It kept them out of the VDL main house where Richard Neutra conducted his architectural practice. Photo by Julius Shulman, J. Paul Getty Trust. #richardneutra #neutra #neutravdl #vdlhouse #midcenturymodern #modernism #getty #shulman #juliusshulman #sissal #rattan #interior #architecture #architecturephotography #modernarchitecture

The VDL penthouse captured by photographer Phil Donohue @phdonohue Light by @louispoulsen #richardneutra #neutra #vdlhouse #midcenturymodern #modernism #phildonohue #louispoulsen #architecture #modernarchitecture

In good company among many others in the recent publication of Open House titled Living In: Modern Masterpieces of Residential Architecture. VDL text by @fordevisserarchive photos by @justinchung #richardneutra #neutra #neutravdl #vdlhouse #midcenturymdern #georgiaokeeffe #modernism #openhouse #luisbarragan #officekgdvs #pezovonellrichshausen #miesvanderrohe #mies #theovandoesburg

A photograph by Richard Neutra of his wife Dione reading on the sleeping porch of VDL I with the reservoir in the background. Before it was infilled in the mid-1950's, the reservoir extended up to Silverlake Blvd. Photo from Raymond Neutra's book titled Cheap and Thin. #neutra #richardneutra #dioneneutra #neutravdl #vdl #vdlhouse #silverlakereservoir #silverlakemeadow #midcenturymodern #modernism #furnituredesign #furniture #mcm

The Camel Table was designed and patented in 1943 by Richard Neutra and Paul R. Williams. By buckling and folding its legs the table can become both a coffee table or a dining table, allowing the versatility of multiple functions in a single space. @vs_america #neutravdl #neutra ... #vdlhouse #richardneutra #richardjosephneutra #paulrwilliams #paulreverewilliams #paulwilliams #cameltable #modernism #midcenturymodern #mcm #furnituredesign See more

While the house is closed to in-person tours, you can explore the VDL house virtually on our website, link in bio. Thank you @matterportmedia for donating the scan!

The VDL would like to highlight and recognize the incredible programming that Sarah Lorenzen developed for the VDL house and the broader community during her tenure @sarah_lorenzen @maddaforcella @atlas_sborja @xavier_veilhan @francoiseloiperrin @bryonypix @lcla_office @wendemuseum @billferehawk @justinianjampol @hightechfolkart @lesfrereschapuisat @pedroyjuana @fridaescobedo @__tezontle__ @mimizeiger @adhdietz @katyatylevich @marioballe @bless_service #markcottle @kusakashio @hannekeskerath #douglasfogle @ Neutra VDL House

As most of you know, Sarah Lorenzen AIA served as the resident director of the Neutra VDL House since 2008. Sarah and her husband David Hartwell’s remarkable rehabilitation efforts, and their development of experimental educational and cultural programming for the house, have transformed the VDL into what it is today. In early 2020, Sarah stepped down from her post as Director onwards to bigger and greater things. The VDL can’t thank Sarah and David enough for their leadership! Check out her exit interview with @laforum_aud link in bio. @sarah_lorenzen @hightechfolkart

Neutra VDL House will be closed starting March 14th. We will announce once we are able to open again.

VDL birthday present from Knoll is in the mail. They will be replacing all the ground floor furniture that was originally in the house (these pieces were taken out before the house was gifted to Cal Poly Pomona). Can’t wait! Stay tuned for the date of the big reveal. Thank you @knollinc

Must be the VDL House’s birthday. We just got loads of presents from Louis Poulsen. New lights for every room of the house. Can’t wait to see them installed. Thank you @louispoulsen !!!!

Article about all the houses in LA available to tour: https://www.sbsun.com//frank-lloyd-wrights-hollyhock-hous/

Barnett Cohen Performance: congrats & condolences April 27 & 28, 2019, 6:15pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congrats-condolences-tickets-6

Stargate, Neutra VDL House (2019) Photography: David Hartwell @hightechfolkart

Congratulations to 2018 VDL artists in Residence Pedro y Juana for winning the MOMA PS1 Young Architects Program. See what they did at VDL on our website. https://neutra-vdl.org/programs/tu-casa-es-mi-casa

VDL Penthouse at Night. By photographer David Hartwell (https://www.double-bang.com).