Chemosphere / Marlin House (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / West Hollywood / Los Angeles, California / Torreyson Drive , 7776
 house, place with historical importance, 1961_construction, movie / film / TV location, Modern (architecture), 1960s construction
Malin House 'The Chemosphere', John Lautner, Architect, 1961

www.johnlautner.org/Malin.html

Lautner built this house for Leonard Malin, an aircraft electronics engineer short on money but high on imagination. Malin gave the architect a budget of $30,000, a sum that was agreed upon and construction began in May 1959. The house is today considered one of the great architectural icons of Los Angeles.

The Chemosphere, which resembles a flying saucer (and is sometimes mistaken for one), is located at 7776 Torreyson Drive in the Hollywood Hills. The house is reached by a funicular. It can best be seen from the corner of Flynn Ranch Road and Torreyson Drive or directly across the street at 7777 Torreyson Drive.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #785

The Chemosphere is the main setting of the 1984 thriller Body Double directed by Brian de Palma.
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Coordinates:   34°7'39"N   118°22'7"W

Comments

  • Wonderful location for Halloween and other parties. Beautiful view of the Valley from the edge of the house, with one's feet hanging off the ledge.
  • Featured in Life magazine, August 25, 1961, pp 92-94 http://books.google.com/books?id=q1QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92&dq=john+lautner&as_pt=MAGAZINES&cd=3#v=onepage&q=john%20lautner&f=false
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