Interesting CaseStudy House! Nr. 18 by Rodney Walker. Complete overview & walkthrough.

[@EJ-ht9oh]

This serie in CSH is a real joy, thanks a lot 👍

[@SuperJobbel]

Thanks, great to read that you liked the video. The next few upcoming videos will be about John Lautner homes, but after that I will return to Case Study Houses.

[@EJ-ht9oh]

@@SuperJobbel I discovered your channel with John Lautner’s videos; I’m pretty sure I’ve watched them all, so very happy to read a new series in on the way 👍

[@SuperJobbel]

@@EJ-ht9oh Yes, the next video will be about John Lautner's Segel House. Say tuned! great that you watch all the other videos.

[@KerrieRedgate]

Thank you, Jop! I have the 96-page "Case Study Houses" by Taschen, and this house was only given one page and two black & white photos. I would never have known about the assets of this house without your video, and the update on the renovation for the extra bedroom. And what an amazing view - and it could never be built out! Many thanks!

[@SuperJobbel]

One of the reasons why I started this channel is that there's so little information available about architecture. I had the same problem as you: Most books show only a few photos, and online the many photos are all over the place, again difficult to get a complete view. I was frustrated because I did not understand the houses. Therefore I started to collect the online photos and started to make walkthroughs with them. Which is the only way to show the true beauty of these houses. Now I share my explorations with other people! Helping them to understand the houses better.

[@KerrieRedgate]

@ Thank you, Jop, you’re a real treasure!🙏🏻

[@SuperJobbel]

@@KerrieRedgate Hahaha thanks for calling me a treasure! :)

[@elpezleta]

Thanks Jop!!! always interesting and impecable presentation. That land of Entenza have many jewels in terms of modern architecture!

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, I made 4 videos about the Case Stud Houses on the land of Entenza, but now it's finished: I will return to the last designs by John Lautner that haven't turned into a video yet.

[@elpezleta]

@@SuperJobbel that sounds great for me

[@Brian-os9qj]

Simple and elegant with a beautiful view. Worth every penny

[@ellerivendale3290]

love the elegant simplicity of the design.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes 100% agree with you. It's simple, beautiful and less is more. Next video will be about John Lautner's Segel House, a house that is more complex but equally beautiful in it's own right.

[@william_at]

Jop, once again, thanks so much for your excellent videos. I think all of them CSH deserves be explained by your awesome job.

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! Thank you for your comment. Yes I'm gonna make videos about most CSH designs. (not all CSH designs have been built) Stay tuned. First stome videos about John Lautner homes will be made. ( a late reaction of mine, but I was on holliday)

[@nickmanofredda8803]

6:25 oops I understood "a terrace made of reptiles" 😨🤭 instead of Red tiles

[@SuperJobbel]

Haha!!! It's my Dutch accent! Still sometimes difficulties with pronouncing everything right.

[@gregpendrey6711]

The Deutsch are the bankers.

[@ahonaotokodesu7719]

Thank you again for your great video ! Nr18 is, for me, lesser known of CSHs. Truely an eye opener.

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! It's ik indeed one of the least known CSH houses but a beauty nonetheless.

[@Life.Is.Artistic]

Been waiting for a new video. This is so relaxing 😊

[@SuperJobbel]

Haha... Thank you! More relaxing videos come up soon.

[@LustyTruth]

My favorite channel. Its interesting that none of these architects including FLW ever saw the need for more closet space.

[@SuperJobbel]

Oh thank you! Great that I create your favorite channel. Your rection stimulates me to make more videos. Yes, it's true that houses from this period don't have much closet space. But it was a different time: people had less money, less stuff, less clothes and therefore they needed less closets.

[@tullyendicott6700]

Enjoyable as ever. Please keep it up.

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you, Yes I will keep it up!

[@fredvanderlinde4492]

Jop Een goede en leerzame video. Heel interessant

[@xqqqme]

As you point out, unlike the other Case Study Houses (or most of them), which used lots of steel, this uses more conventional construction and more available materials. But with the CSH goals of being "cost effective and designed for people with an average income." The other CSHs might have been bolder but I see a direct line from this Walker house to Joseph Eichler.

[@SuperJobbel]

I never heard of the Walker House by Jason Eichler but I checked it out and indeed there are strong similarities between both designs. Thanks for your reaction, I learned from it! :)

[@xqqqme]

@@SuperJobbel Just to be clear, there was never a "Walker House by Jason [sic] Eichler." *Joseph* Eichler was a U.S. home builder builder who, between 1949 and 1966, brought post-modern designs to tract (production) housing developments, chiefly in the San Francisco Bay area (9 communities) but also with developments in southern California (3 communities). What I meant by seeing "a direct line" here was that since the Walker House used more available materials and more conventional construction, it would have been more in keeping with what a production home builder like Eichler would have adopted to build at that scale. It is estimated that, in total, Eichler built more than 11,000 of his homes. They were very low-priced at the time...and are worth staggering sums of money today.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@xqqqme Oh sorry! But I ment I checked out the Eichler design, Walker is off course the name of the architect of this house. But it was spelling mistake, I wrote it down wrong...haha. But I never heard of Eichler and googled his name, and saw the similarities between his designs and CSH nr18, based on the Google images. Thank you!

[@richardfowler3254]

This might be my favorite CSH so far. I like the added 3rd bedroom but only wish it was not accessible only through bedroom #2. I know this area well; I did the HVAC on a luxury condo for the Kohls family after they sold their stores not too far from this home's location.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes the 3rd bedroom should had a door from the courtyard instead of accces through the 2nd bedroom. For me personally 20B or 22 are my favorite CSH designs. More videos will come up. What is HVAC and who are the Kohl family? I dont know... sorry.

[@richardfowler3254]

@@SuperJobbel HVAC= Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning. As for the Kohl's family, They owned a department store chain. They sell clothing, shoes, housewares and appliances in the US. As for the other CSH, I need to look again at the ones you mentioned.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@richardfowler3254 okay interesting, never heard of them. I shall check it out.

[@phil4977]

Very nice. Being near the ocean the maintenance on the wood structure as in Painting will need regular work

[@SuperJobbel]

Yeah that's true but the magnificent view is worth all the regular maintenance work

[@behnammardani1994]

Thank you. As always is great video. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome I like making these videos

[@mingtan5104]

The location and views are incredible. I really don't like the glass wall btw the bedroom and living room, though

[@SuperJobbel]

Indeed the views are incredible. The glass wall between window and bedroom can be closed of wit the curtains, which would be better.

[@fujitatsuyoshi]

Thank you. I have been appreciated of all the videos you have made. I have been watching over & over. Because , I don't know any other channel about John Lautner who I love his design & idea that I can get so little information from here Japan. There is one house I like you to make the video about it, if you could. That is Segel House .

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, I'm busy with making a video about Segel House. It will be the next video on this channel. Great that you like the videos so much. Your comment stimulates me to make more videos!

[@fujitatsuyoshi]

@@SuperJobbel Thank you so much. I'm really really looking forward to it !! The moment I saw the picture of that house, I fell in love of it.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@fujitatsuyoshi Yes it will be uploaded in two or three weeks. Stay tuned!

[@grantwatson9232]

Another great video. Thank you my friend. G

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome. This is the last of four videos about CaseStudyHouses, after this I return to John Lautner for a while. A lot of John Lautner videos come up, next video will be about Lautner's Segel House.

[@robs5688]

Nice video, as always, but I can't say I'm overly impressed with the layout of this house. The floor to ceiling "windows" of the main bedroom that look into...the living room, is a little weird. It's almost as if that area of the living room should instead be outdoors, which would make more sense, imo. Also, the only way to get to the added third bedroom is through the second bedroom, also not ideal. Maybe there should be at least a separate entrance from the courtyard so it could be a guest bedroom, or used for something else.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, the window from the bedroom to the livingroom was done to catch a glimpse into the pacific ocean from the bedroom. I agree that the placing of the3rd bedroom is weird, but it was a later addition, not an original part of the design. I agree with you that a 2nd entrance from the courtyard was a better solution, making it a guest bedroom. For me this house is interesting but not very good, still worth to make a video about.

[@gregkarkowsky967]

Why aren't they still doing this?

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, today the houses are bigger but not better designed. We need more taste and originality these days.

[@NRoss-ep6ow]

Currently for sale in fact, for around $7M. Anyone fancy owning a bit of architectural history...?

[@SuperJobbel]

The beautiful view, location and the historical design make this house worth so much money: other than that it's very small for $7M, still I would love to buy it: an architectural classic with such an amazing view. Still I can't afford it...... Live sucks sometimes :(

[@zoppotromp1958]

Thank you again for the comprehensive tour of this home. It is extremely interesting. Your CSH series is a jewel!

[@SuperJobbel]

You're welcome! Thank you for your comment, it stimulates me to make more videos. More episodes about John Lautner, FL Wright and the Case Study Houses are coming up!

[@madamemarmot]

Jop, thank you for this fascinating video about the beautiful CSH 18. I would love to live in this house, not only for the spectacular view. The purity and simplicity of the design, and the ingenious use of closets and the fireplace as room dividers make it great and comfortable. Something like the Case Study House program should be done nowadays. I doubt they could improve on the designs.

[@SuperJobbel]

Yes, the simplicity and purity is what so great about this design. and the view is beautiful. This house shows that CaseStudy project was intended for people with an average income, not for millionaires. Today we need more CaseStudyHouses like this, but most designs are considered to small for todays standards. Also today the CSH design are not even that cost effective anymore, and there are cheaper, but less tasty, ways to build a house these days. so unfortunately not many CSH design will be built.

[@madamemarmot]

@@SuperJobbel I understand that nowadays people want bigger houses, but I maintain that if a house were designed well, they might be satisfied with a smaller actual footprint, if the layout were efficient and harmonious. I think that today we don't always arrange the space in the most optimal way, so we try to compensate by just adding square footage. But a thoughtful process could encompass it all: good, but cost effective, sustainable materials, and a comfortable feeling that comes from good design. That would be a Case Study House for today. Please keep on making your educational and enjoyable videos.

[@SuperJobbel]

@@madamemarmot Yes, that's true: bigger is not always better... we need better designed homes these days. Don't worry: I will keep on with making videos!

[@A808K]

Thanks for another good presentation Jop... however this residence does not inspire me with it's uninspired ocean/hotel view and so very cheaply furnished it's distracting.

[@SuperJobbel]

Great that you liked the video. To tell you the truth: this house isn't my favorite either. But stil I thought it was important to make a video about it, because it shows the low budget origins of the Case Study Program, it shows how simple and cost effective some of the designs were: not spectaculair but aimed at middle class families with average incomes. After this video I return to the John Lautner projects which are more complex and more spectaculair.

[@ghostbeetle2950]

Seems that this Case Study house is a perfect example of the good old "Location, location, location!" ;) Very nice, clear simple lines, but with a very homey feel to it. But I keep thinking back to ... Frank Lloyd Wright, I think? (or was it Lautner?) and his dictum that you should build INTO the hill, not on top of it. I adore buildings that play with different levels. Thank you for another great tour, Jop!

[@SuperJobbel]

Hey @ghostbeetle2950 sorry for my late reaction, I was on holliday. But I always respond, although sometimes a little to late. Yes, FL Wright always said that you should built on the slope of the hill, not on the top. Because this allows different floorlevels. These 4 CSH houses however, are built on a large flat piece of ground that ends with a very steep cliff that overlooks the ocean, so there was no really a climbing hillside, more like a ravine. Also the CSH designs come from a different vision in architecture: the international style, much different thant the organic architecture by Wright and Lautner. There is however, one CSH design, nr. 26 that is indeed built on a hillside, cantilevering over a valley!

[@robertsaca3512]

Small house with a large garage. Why?

[@SuperJobbel]

I don't know: Maybe the owner loves cars and maintain them as a hobby.

[@cornelbibiri7485]

This CSH is more than a man needs for a Joyfull life. I like how this minds blend the alley to the proprety thru surroundings and neibhors, blending it still with nature...and how they design all on one level so nice instead of building houses with 2stories up...this are 2 things that are pisseing me off in my neibhourhood. Thkx for posting it to us all 👍

[@SuperJobbel]

Thank you for your comment. I also like single storie homes over 2nd stories up. (although I live in the 2storie home) Sorry for my late reaction but I was on holliday. More videos will come up, not only about CSH designs, but also about John Lautner and FL Wright.

[@cornelbibiri7485]

No worries, holydays are good.Can't wait for Mr.Lautner's work, he is my favourite from all time architect. Brilliant man !

[@SuperJobbel]

@@cornelbibiri7485 Yes, absolutely brilliant. Next video will be uploaded in two weeks.