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Rehabilitation of Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #21 will restore its former glory

2019-07-25T14:58:00-04:00

So when neighbors and onlookers noticed drastic work underway on the site in Laurel Canyon, they feared for the future of the iconic home. [...] it appeared Case Study House No. 21 was starting to slip downhill.

Curbed's Bianca Barragan counters the rumors that Pierre Koenig's Case Study House No. 21 was being demolished by its new owners with a detailed report on the preservation efforts that are currently being performed in order to save the historically significant structure and restore it to its original Mid-century modern glory.

A 2006 photo of the interior court yard. Photo: IK's World Trip/Flickr.

Barragan writes that "when contractors lifted up the concrete slab over the living room floor, they found an 18-inch gap between the ground and where the room’s floor had hovered. The soil had subsided, sliding out under the rest of the foundation." An intensive repair of the original foundation from 1959 will put the home on solid footing for decades to come.

Here's your chance to buy Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House #21B

2018-10-12T13:33:00-04:00

The Bailey House, one of the approximately 20 surviving Los Angeles residences from Arts & Architecture magazine’s Case Study House program is once again up for grabs. Designated CSH No. 21, the Hollywood Hills home was built between 1956 and ’58 by Pierre Koenig for psychologist Walter Bailey and his wife Mary, whom Arts & Architecture described as a “contemporary-minded” couple with no children and an informal lifestyle.

Looking to purchase some property in the Hollywood Hills? Something iconic maybe, preferably midcentury? How about a Case Study House? — Lucky you! The Pierre Koenig-designed CSH #21B 'Walter Bailey House' just came back on the market and asks for $3.6 million.

Neutra's Case Study House 20, formerly owned by "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon, is for sale

2015-10-07T12:51:00-04:00

But this is no ordinary celebrity party pad; the unusual property is a showstopper even for the ritzy Pacific Palisades real estate market, and is actually comprised of two different homes. First is Case Study 20 Bailey House, designed by famed architect Richard Neutra and fully restored by Simon. [...] The second part of the estate is a certified LEED Gold, four-bedroom contemporary main house, which Simon built in 2010.

The entire estate, including both Case Study 20 and Simon's 2010 four-bedroom, is listed at $18M.