A Modernist Icon! Eames House. Case Study Nr. 8. History, construction and complete walkthrough.

[@phylliscraine]

Thank you for this wonderful video. In 1997 my husbanded I bought a 1967 pattern book MCM, raised our family there and restored it over 24 years. When we downsized in 2021 we sold it and built a new house in western Massachusetts in the foothills of the Berkshires. We worked with a fantastic local architect. As I sit in my new house watching this video I easily see the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames in our design.

[@SuperJobbel]

Sounds like a great home. Ray & Charles Eames had a huge influence on architecture. Today many housesare inspired by Eames and by the CaseStudy Movement.

[@gregpendrey6711]

I see the water! We never knew where it was in the class at U of W.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@gregpendrey6711 Yes that came to me also as a surprise, I always thought it was located somewhere deep in the woods.

[@MrVorpalsword]

Thank you. That is the most comprehensive set of photos of the Eames' House that I have seen. Lots of spaces that are new to me - AND of course, showing it is almost a Beach House comes as a surprise.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, I was also surprised that it was so close to the beach and so close to populated area. I like to share these surprises and discoveries with an audience: that's why I make these videos.

[@sharksport01]

In the early 90's I walked down to the house from the road above/behind it. I was surprised how many of their belongings were left outside. Your video is fantastic, but there is a feeling you get when actually there that is indescribable. Especially when you are alone.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes I visited the Eames house once and it was amazing. Like I said in the video "nothing can't compare to a real life experience" . I made the video for those wou will never have a change to get inside. Never been there alone however, unfortunately...

[@debralegorreta1375]

Jop Cornelis has got to be the world's best expositor of Mid-Century American Architecture. To me, Jop's voice is synonymous with the movement. Eames House & Studio comes to life under Jop's curatorship, and I for one felt I like I now knew the Eames personally. I ever I am so lucky as to get to visit, Jop's voice will guide my ruminations as I meander through this iconic artscape.

[@SuperJobbel]

Haha...wow thank you! I feel really flattered by your comment. I feel honered that you call me the best expositor of MCM architecture. My voice is just my voice and I just do what I like to do: showing people the beauty of these houses. I started already years ago with collecting the photos and drawings of the houses, just as a hobby. But so many positive reactions stimulate me to go on and on, so more videos come up!! Till the next episode my friend!

[@madamemarmot]

Jop, thank you for this great video. I love this house. It's like a perfect marriage of International Style and Organic Style, with the Mondrian look as a bonus. It's thoroughly modern and transparent, way ahead of its time, yet also looks very cozy and friendly as a machine for living. Every detail is ingenious and lovely.

[@SuperJobbel]

''a perfect marriage of International Style and Organic Style, with the Mondrian look as a bonus'' haha that's a very good way to describe the house. ''A friendly machine to live'''is also a good description, illustrating the industrial character of the house. I also really like this house but the houses by Lautner are still my favorite however. The next 3 videos will be about CaseStudyHouses but after that I return to some of the Lautner houses.

[@madamemarmot]

@@SuperJobbel That's awesome. I was hoping you would do more videos on the Case Study Houses. I enjoyed the Stahl House and the other Pierre Koenig house, I mean the Case Study #1?

[@ahonaotokodesu7719]

@@SuperJobbel " The next 3 videos will be about CaseStudyHouses " I can hardly wait! If I may hazzard a guess, the Entenza house comes up next?

[@SuperJobbel]

@@ahonaotokodesu7719 Hahaha Yes! You guessed it right. It's indeed the Entenza House first!

[@SuperJobbel]

@@madamemarmot Yes Stahl house is #22 and Bailey House is #21. Currently I'm busy with a video about #9 The Entenza House. Although Lautner and Wright are my favorite architects, I love the Case Study Houses in 2nd place.

[@Mac321gsjjeugev]

Thank you for your hard work on the videos. I look forward to them.

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome ! I like making these videos, more of them will come up soon.

[@Ulexcool]

Thank you very much for the tour, you are doing a great job!

[@SuperJobbel]

Your welcome. Your reaction stimulates me to make more videos! I like making these overviews, showing the beauty of this brilliant designs.

[@johnoden2857]

The Eames house and studio is a microcosm of the Eames universe. What's amazing is that what we see and appreciate today is as fresh as ever and remains an inspiration for people who want design to inform life and life to inform design -- a compendium of brilliant aesthetic choices and ideas. Even the exterior arrangements of metal framed glass and colored panels are masterpieces of abstract form. This is a real pilgrimage site. p.s., the Case Study Houses are a great topic for videos. Thanks!

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, the house is a true pilgrimage site, an Icon of modernism. I'm gonna make more videos about Case Study Houses, the next video will be about Entenza House, CHS#9.

[@rosezingleman5007]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[@schyena6043]

je maakt echt geweldige videos man ik ben je laatst begonnen met kijken en met elke video begin ik meer van architectuur te houden

[@SuperJobbel]

Dankjewel voor je reactie! Leuk dat je iets in het Nederlands schrijft. Mijn doel is om met deze videos mijn passie voor architectuur met andere te delen, dus als je schrijft ''dat je met iedere video meer van architectuur gaat houden'' geeft me dat het gevoel dat het doel behaald is. Ik vond ook dat er te weinig aandacht was voor deze huizen en ik had de foto's/tekeningen al lang verzameld, daarom ben ik begonnen er videos van te maken. Ik ga eerst alle videos van John Lautner behandelen (nog 5 te gaan) , tussendoor een aantal Case Study Huizen en daarna de werken van F.L Wright. Misschien daarna een reeks over Nederlandse architectuur. Dus er komt nog heel wat aan? Doe je zelf ook iets met architectuur?

[@schyena6043]

@@SuperJobbel Mooi goed om te horen, ik kijk uit naar de komende videos! Ik waardeer deze videos ontzettend omdat het, zoals je zelf ook gezegt hebt, soms echt super moeilijk is om met wat er online staat een goed beeld van een huis te krijgen. Dit probleem had ik een paar dagen terug ook met borghei cookston van ray kappe. Ik studeer zelf productontwerp, maar ik wil mezelf in meer stromingen van ontwerp verdiepen om op mijn eigen werk te kunnen toepassen. Architectuur is nu de voornaamste waar ik mee bezig ben. Ik ben hiermee begonnen vanwege mijn vader, die zelf ook architect is. Toen ik het had over de case study houses die ik van jouw videos had gezien zei hij dat wij een copy van het originele boek thuis hebben. Het is een dikke maar ik zal hem zeker gaan lezen.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@schyena6043 Hey sorry voor de wat latere reactie, maar ik had t zo druk en er waren weer zoveel reacties. Ja, Borghei Coockston Huis van Ray Kappe ken ik ook. Heel spectaculair huis. Ga ik misschien ook nog wel een keertje een video over maken. Cool dat je net als je vader ook met architectuur bezig bent. Ik heb zelf helemaal geen architectuur achtergrond en ik heb de kunstacademie gedaan en ben nu leraar. Ik heb meer uit hobby archtitectuur bestudeerd. Ja je kan zeker boeken over de Case Study Houses gaan lezen. Persoonlijk is John Lautner mijn favoriete architect, zijn huizen zijn allemaal geniaal en allemaal anders. Bekijk maar een aantal van de videos over Lautner. Ik wil in de toekomst ook videos over F.L Wright gaan maken, een andere favoriet van me.

[@garygibson133]

Wonderful, thank you so much for producing this!

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! Your reaction stimulates me to make more videos. More content will come up soon. :)

[@Cre-Art]

I actually prefer the second design, and noticed right away that familiar Mondrian-like pattern. My husband and I could definitely make good use of that studio. 😄The clean, clear lines and open spaces, along with the landscaping, make it a very comfortable, relaxing space. $17,000, lol, I love those old prices. Thanks for bringing us into this home. I always enjoy your videos.

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you for your comment. Yes I think the second design was indeed better, more comfortable and having an open meadow in the front. I also like to make paintings so I can use the studio as well. but Great to read that you enjoyed the video, more videos about John Lautner, case study houses and Frank Lloyd Wright coming up!

[@ghostbeetle2950]

It feels so different from Lautner's designs, and yet it still embraces a real, organic quality, like Lautner's houses do. You can practically feel that the architect was orientating his entire design around the perspective of the future inhabitants, creating a "living space" in a double sense. A space where people can live, and also a space that seems to be alive and warm even on its own. Thank you, Jop!

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! I love these houses and showing their beauty in videos. All your positive reactions stimulate me to make more videos. So more content coming up!

[@themooseface]

eames were genius when it came to composite design, from airplanes to furniture they really knew how to play with there wood :)

[@rita2506]

Thank you thank you! This IS a wonderful video and I’m excited to watch your others!

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! Thanks for your comment. I've made many videos about John Lautner, F.L Wright, Neutra and the Case Study Houses. Many new videos will come up soon.

[@Nonsuchhill]

Beautiful video as always. Thank you for making them. I love your comforting and gentle voice. You described the feeling of being in that house so well. Looking forward to your next video. Thank you very much.

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you for your lovely comment!! Your heartwarming reaction stimulates me to make more videos. I was very busy with my job, so I didn't had the time to respond to all the comments, therefore a late reaction after 12 days from me. Sorry for that. Next video will come up soon! See you at the next episode and best wishes.

[@thebob01]

Love that Eames lounge chair

[@SuperJobbel]

I really would love to own an Eames lounge chair myself, but my 3 room appartment is not big enough for it.

[@nealjoseph2112]

another gem, thank you for sharing

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! :)

[@0cer0]

Fantastic! It's almost as if you were there yourself. Finally, “Beautiful Details” has a stage in my imagination, and my heroes have a home. Just a small correction: most of the famous Eames furniture was not created in this studio, but in the famous Eames Office at 901 Washington Avenue, Venice. The huge 901 on the façade has become iconic and is a kind of code among Eames fans. At times, dozens of people worked there under the direction of Ray and Charles.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes I want to create videos that give people the feeling "almost as if you were there yourself" so I apparantly I succeed in doing so with this one... great to read that you liked the video! ... I was aware of the Eames office in Venice and I know most furniture was designed there with the help of assistants. But most of the rough sketches were done in the studio at home. And most ideas came up at home as well. So I thought it was justified to say created in the house, even if the furniture was not entirely created there. .. Thanks for your comment and till next video!

[@fragout9575]

Your videos are always so amazing and gives so much context!! Please keep up the great work!!

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you for your lovely message. Yes I go on with making new videos!

[@michaelgroeneveld4422]

A fine video of the superb Eames house.

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you! Next video is coming soon.

[@ahonaotokodesu7719]

Thank you for another great walkthrough video. I didn't know the Eames house is so close to the ocean and scales fell from my eyes. This house has many elements I want to steal for my dream house project but selecting a similarly great site is near impossible. It's near the city, in the woods and on the ocean, how can a housing site be more perfect?

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, it's a perfect site, but on every photo it looks isolated deep in the forest. This house is not expensive to built, so you can design a ''look alike'' home for yourself. It's not allowed to entirely copy it, because it's copyright protected. So go ahead and create your dreamhouse!

[@jlworrad]

Stunning. And affordable!

[@jayumble8390]

This home is so Piet Mondrian! Wonderful presentation, thank you!

[@SuperJobbel]

thank you very much. Great to read that you liked the video. More content coming up. The house is indeed very Piet Mondriaan. You should check out the houses by Gerrit Rietveld! (architect close related to Mondriaan)

[@jayumble8390]

@@SuperJobbel Thank you! I will check out Gerrit Rietveld.

[@Brian-os9qj]

Useful and inspiring. Thanks

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! Next video is coming up soon.

[@MarioRossi-dc3nh]

Wow!!! I'm loving it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@grantwatson9232]

Another excellent video Jop. Thank you. G

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome. The next few videos will be about Casestudy houses after that I will return to the last 5 Lautner houses.

[@synon9m]

once again great job. thank you.

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome!

[@willonweb4543]

Encore une superbe vidéo. Merci !

[@SuperJobbel]

merci pour votre réponse. d'autres vidéos à venir. Salutations des Pays-Bas!

[@elpezleta]

Once again thanks for your videos. They never disappoint. The simplicity and functionality of this house for the time was built make it a wonderful building but no so much ingenius like Lautner ones. Looking for a video of Ray Kappe home made by you.... should be wonderfull

[@SuperJobbel]

Great that you like my videos! Yes the Case Study houses are brilliant in their simplicity but Lautner is always more creative, more interesting, more exciting. I definitely gonna makevideos about Ray Kappe some day, but first videos about all Lautner designs, Frank Lloyd Wright and Case Study Houses. But believe it will come... I promise!

[@RobertTempler]

Great video, many thanks.

[@WILFREDRUSSELL-h8n]

For me, the exterior works better than the interior, which hasn’t aged well - over-complicated and fussy. I’d love to see how the Eameses would plan it now, if they were still alive. The narration was very clear and helpful in understanding the design process and engineering challenges - and the mispronunciation was endearing. Thank you

[@SuperJobbel]

Haha! Great that you like my explanation and call my mispronounciation endearing! I still have some struggles with English language hence I speak Dutch and only learned to speak English from 18 years old. Yes the exterior is what makes the house a masterpiece. The interior is a bit small, cheap and plain for todays standards: although I love the double height living room.

[@WILFREDRUSSELL-h8n]

@@SuperJobbel you speak English very well and your pronunciation quirks are charming - native English speaks often mispronounce unusual words because English isn’t notoriously unphonetic

[@SuperJobbel]

@@WILFREDRUSSELL-h8n Okay great to read this, I'm still sometimes a bit insecure about my English skills.

[@russellking9762]

Agreed. Would have loved to see it in its heyday in a more minimalistic form. I feel it's too cluttered and that the inside in it's present state doesn't do the outside justice. Having said that...this is a beautiful house no doubt about it!

[@SuperJobbel]

@@russellking9762 I agree with you that the Japanese interior looked better. The minimalistic interior resonated better with the exterior. Thanks for your reaction.

[@anthonyparkinson4517]

You're doing important work. Kudos.

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you!

[@abdolhamidebrahimi1446]

Such amazing video, thanks

[@carolinepattyn]

Prachtige video, zo goed gebracht, dank je

[@SuperJobbel]

Graag gedaan! Mooi om te lezen dat je de video goed vond, ook leuk om eens n keer in het Nederlands te antwoorden. Er komen binnenkort nog meer videos aan over John Lautner, F.L Wright en de Casestudy Houses. :)

[@BillWoodillustrator]

Thank you once again for your much researched channel. Well done indeed. The house although advanced, misses the sophistication of many of the other Case study homes. I think that’s not really in doubt. Such criticism doesn’t take anything away from the influence that they both had on design of course. They certainly left their impression. 🎉

[@SuperJobbel]

Thanks for your reaction. I think this house is more straightforward than most CSH designs: just a rectuliniar box. CSH 21 and CSH 22 have a more interesting lay-out, i think. But the use of color, double volume livingroom with mezzanine and placing on the beautiful location make it perhaps the most comfortable of all CSH designs. The house has an important place in history due to it's prefab construction, which revolotuinary for it's time & the fames people who lived in the house. Great that you liked the video I'm gonna make more videos about the other CSH designs, but lots of videos about still John Lautner coming up. So stay tuned!

[@karelkinoli4219]

Great video!!!

[@davidfoster-smith211]

Brilliant video😎👍🏼

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you!

[@RyanJohnsonD]

Fantastic episode. @5:41 are those thin horizonal steel bars welded to the fin plates? Excellent video! Thank you again!

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes welded. Most steel Case Study Houses were welded together.

[@juancarloshernandez4749]

Great video!!!

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you! :)

[@crazycreative2010]

Awesome video! I love the furniture by Eames! Are you gonna make more videos about Cae Study Houses?

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes a whole serie about CSH designs is coming up!

[@debralegorreta1375]

Price and constructability were important cornerstones of this movement. Would you please include the price in today's dollar as well as what aspects of construction were notable and whether we have improved on them?

[@SuperJobbel]

The house costed 15.000 dollars to built, which would be 500.000 in todays money.

[@RyanJohnsonD]

Would you do an episode on the Deering residence, Casey Key, Florida?

[@SuperJobbel]

Okay interesting, honestly I never had heard of this house. But I googled it and it looks really beautiful and interesting. I shall check it out further, made for a video someday. Thank you for giving me inspiration! :)

[@RyanJohnsonD]

@@SuperJobbel It's kind of magical and perfect for the beach setting. Very interesting layout. Can't quite figure it out.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@RyanJohnsonD Okay I'm gonna chekc out the house further for you. It's a beautiful house for sure.

[@RyanJohnsonD]

@@SuperJobbel I am so glad. Thanks!

[@SuperJobbel]

@@RyanJohnsonD Yes it will take some time, more other videos will come up first.

[@christophercasey7388]

Stoo d o, not stud e o...😀Great video! I'm very familiar with the Eames and their work, but I've never so many photos and details; well done.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes it was a lot of work to collect all the images, but I wanted to make the most complete overview, showing all the details. Next time I shall pronounce it as Stoodio. Great that you liked the video.

[@andersdottir1111]

I love the opulence of the gold leaf above the entrance but I don’t like the mean little pots at the bottom of the large glass panels - they are not necessary as the view of grass and trees is enough.

[@SuperJobbel]

The Eames couple loved to have plants explaining the flower pots. I also like the gold leaf above the entrance.

[@fredericfein8284]

I love to take place on my Børge Mogensen 2292 Coupé Sofa by Fredericia and hear “My dear audience…….” This time it would be nicer and more stylish to sit on a Eames Lounge Chair watching this fine video. Living in Europe I am always wondering about the missing insulation of the steel roof. My garage has also a steel roof and on a sunny day it gets very hot underneath. So with air conditioning you should have high energy costs to have a moderate temperature beneath this “naked” steel roof. But energy cost were very low in the 60th. Also it is very, very noisy below such a steel roof during a heavy rain…. But perhaps it’s true that it never rains in California……Have you ever been under this type of roof when it was raining cats and dogs ?

[@SuperJobbel]

oh..interesenting a Borge Mogensen couch is beautifull. I also like Danish Desig, especially Arne Jacobsen. I live in the Netherlands so I'm nor really familliar with Steel roofs. In the Californian climates it rains only a few days a year. Air conditioning can help a lot. The steel roof is double layered with double steel plates. Also the house is located under the trees that provide a lot of shadow. Ultimately I think it was cost effective and good for the time: nowadays there are better solutions. I visited the Eames House, and it was on a very hot day, and inside it was not really hot so I think it worked well.

[@kennethbarber438]

how heated and cooled?

[@SuperJobbel]

It's heated by an underfloor heating system, but due to the hot Californian climate it's not necessary to be heated a lot. It's cooled by air condition.

[@kennethbarber438]

@@SuperJobbel thanks. but no visible duct work

[@SuperJobbel]

@@kennethbarber438 Yes, how it actually done, I don't know either. But I read it had an underfloor heating system. I don't where and how that heating system is placed.

[@mingtan5104]

Just saw Lautner's Eisele guest house for sale in LA. If you're looking for 1000 sq ft house for $10,995,000, this one might be for you!

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, I saw that real estate advertisement as well. Thank you! It's a nice guest house, but I don't think I will ever make a video about it, because it's a very small design and it's not one of Lautner's best, also it's part of a large home which is not designed by Lautner, at the moment I'm busy with making a video of the Segel House by Lautner. Also preparing some videos about other Case Studi Houses.

[@kamimaza]

Why do you pronounce studio as study-oh?

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, you should pronounce it as "Stoodio" , does it? I know better now, one of the other viewer sended me a message about it. It's my Dutch accent: in my language we say Stuudyoh.

[@kamimaza]

@@SuperJobbel Well I know now I'll pronounce it Stüd-ij-o when in NL too!! 😂

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

So it was constructed like a Dollar General or a Wal-Mart? It has some neat ideas but the whole thing looks rather cheap to me.

[@SuperJobbel]

That's true: it's very cheap but still I like it!

[@fredricclack7137]

Mondrianish! ☯️

[@채널-d3]

❤

[@WilliamRichards-tm1jm]

It's like Frank Lloyd Wright on acid

[@SuperJobbel]

Well spoken :) !

[@jayparks2361]

I have love the Eames' work primarily because of their wonderful short film The Powers of Ten (kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpeuc5usec-or5I) which blew me away in my freshman physics class.

[@SuperJobbel]

I never saw the movie ''Powers of Ten'' but I clicked the youtube link, really great interesting film. Thank you! Beautifull special effects especially for a film from 1977. This is what I liek so much about internet: meeting and sharing our knowledge of great artworks together.

[@13minutestomidnight]

Great video thank you. The design of the upper floor is a bit confusing: a lot of the space is unnecessarily taken up as corridor (or you could consider it as an insanely big walking closet relative to the floor space). Clearly they did't want bigger bathrooms (since they didm't extend them into the available. corridor space), but if that's the case, was it really necessary to have two separate corridors linking each bedroom and bathroom? If they wanted such privacy, why not make bathroom 2 the same size as bathroom 1 and just put a door straight between bedroom and bathroom 2? As it is, there's dead closet space right in the corner between both bathrooms (only front closet from the yellow corridor can be reached), so why not make bathroom bigger and solve multiple problems at once?

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, two such bathrooms is indeed very strange. But I guess it's based on the idea that you have two different baths one of the child (the Eames had one child) and one for the couple itself. Personally I also would have made the 2 bathrooms combined together. I also like the lay out of the first floorlevel more than the 2nd.

[@LOOKA.B]

:)😄