Midcentury Skolnik residence on the market for $4M

For the first time in almost three decades, the Samuel and Bertha Skolnik residence, designed by the renowned architect Rudolph Schindler, is on the market for $4 million in Los Angeles.

It’s been exquisitely maintained since its inception in the early 1950s, and was last sold in 1994 for $525,000.

Completed in 1952, the midcentury modern masterpiece was one of the last of over 500 homes that the prolific Schindler completed. He died in 1953.

The master architect was experimenting with new forms when he designed this threebedroom beauty.

“The house is essentially a carousel, an open space with a merry-go-round in the middle,” Schindler’s biographer Esther McCoy said of this design.

The reference to the carousel refers to the fact that the architecture conveys the effect of rotating around the central pivot point of a stylish, indooroutdoor fireplace.

As light passes through the translucent fiberglass roofing and the sun moves through the sky, the home almost feels as if it is slowly rotating.

This was the last of three homes Schindler built in this translucent style. He developed the idea while overseeing the construction of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Hollyhock House.

Schindler called his later work “space architecture,” but not because it had anything to do with the cosmos. Rather, it was because the interior space in his designs was illuminated by natural light from as many directions as possible.

Details

Address: 2567 Glendower Ave., Los Angeles.

Price: $4 million.

Features: Stylish midcentury modern designed by architect Rudolph Schindler that’s on the market for the first time in more than 30 years. The two-story, light-filled home boasts floor-toceiling windows and an eat-in kitchen with integrated appliances. There are exterior spaces on both levels, as well as a pool, an outdoor fireplace and a builtin barbecue. The primary bedroom opens to a terrace through a sliding glass door. Fiberglass roofing filters sunlight into the living room throughout the day.

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Cameron Carothers Above: 2567 Glendower Ave. in Los Angeles is a midcentury modern designed by architect Rudolph Schindler. The primary bedroom features a sliding glass door that opens to a terrace. Below left: The eat-in kitchen includes a picture window and integrated appliances. Below right: Hardwood flooring lines a living room sheltered by fiberglass roofing.