Lautner's Elrod House Tour

A slideshow of architect John Lautner's Elrod house in Palm Springs California.

[@davidteres9463]

*batman beyond movie cast* deserves 1M views

[@davidteres9463]

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[@madamemarmot]

Totally awesome. I love how the native rock is incorporated into the house. Also, the swimming pool.

[@fratdawgg23]

1:23 I love the disclaimer: Mr. Lautner was not responsible for the glass sculptures - LoL. Thx for posting! Cheers.

[@MsBenlane]

don't think they add anything to the room.

[@EvolutDesign]

Beautiful place and forever timeless!

[@SpawnThe131]

Great slideshow, with a lot of detail I had not seen before. Thanks

[@marshallhughes4514]

Thank you so much for the video. I am a fan of Lautner and was out in Palm Springs but I did not get a chance to see more of the architecture. I will have to schedule a trip to see this house. I also appreciate you showing so much more than the typical living room structure that most architecture books tend to focus on.

[@buenavidaestates-livingthe6333]

I lived below the Elrod House for many years in Palm Springs. It's an amazing property that can be seen from all over the Valley. The Chart House sadly changed ownership many, many times and then endured some dubious "accident" and was razed. Total travesty. But, none of succession of owners were willing to restore it. It was such a cool venue to eat in. :(

[@darrenmorrison4335]

Now that's living! Thanks for posting

[@sublimelyh70]

The Chihulyesque glass sculptures just look out of place in the Elrod House.

[@hcanuck7]

Love the house.

[@MsH1h1h1h1]

it looks like a shopping center

[@ducheau100]

such a cool house. bambi and thumper beat up 007 in this place. ha

[@brendaniell1765]

I'm so proud of you great grandfather

[@ducheau100]

really love the step down bathtub and steam shower

[@eladbari]

is this House now a kind of museum? no one lives there i guess? too bad :] really gives me an essence of the 50's 60's...looks like a James Bond movie set kinda :]

[@jahejdav]

Beautiful house. how did you get on this tour and is there another tour one can sign up for?

[@MediaWatchDawg]

I'd like to see a video of house builders' faces when you show these plans and ask when they can "start."

[@deezynar]

The house sits on a ridge above Palm Springs to the N & NW. The sun sets roughly in the direction of the best view. It seems to me that Mr. Lautner set the roof edges so low compared to the living room floor to block the sun's glare as much as possible. I'm guessing the mountains across the valley also block the setting sun.

[@hcanuck7]

The CONCRETE walls are part of the arcitects expression. They are perfect.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

If you like brutalist architecture, which I don't.

[@kevinchan4769]

How come a building build in 1960s which design is similar to today? That's great!

[@ffams]

Many thanks for this slideshow, many parts of the house I had not seen before. How exactly do you get onto a tour of the house?

[@hcanuck7]

You are quite correct. Those "flowers" are going to give me night-terrors.

[@chiodeguate1]

When is the next tour>??

[@lashelford]

@khunopie See the credits at the end of the video for info on the music.

[@lashelford]

The music was purchased from my local Apple Computer retail store in a package titled "Soundtracks For iMovie". It may still be available from Amazon.com - search for it.

[@lanceash]

This house was used in Diamonds Are Forever. It's where the 2 girls in bikinis beat up James Bond.

[@mcrdaveabc]

John Lautner certainly went eons past Wright with a reinterpretation of modern by using concrete in such organic forms, and was not really fully appreciated to this day.

[@hcanuck7]

Where did they keep WW ?

[@BillMurray360]

well, the carpets seem puff up in some rooms. Outside the cement walls need work or sealing.

[@Brian-os9qj]

Music from Tarantino

[@lashelford]

That is an art installation. Don't know who the artist is or what the name of the artwork is. The imagery in the video was intended to capture the room, not the artwork.

[@SpaceboySixFour]

It was featured in a James Bond movie.

[@eladbari]

@ 2:46 WTF is that!?!?! An Alien!?

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Art, baby, art.

[@lashelford]

@alexreuthobbs The songs used in the video are listed at the end of the video. You can buy them via the following URL: samples4.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=67&products_id=754

[@jake21I1]

Anyone else notice something unusual about the man sitting in 2:48?

[@fratdawgg23]

One or two of those expensive Dale Chihuly yellow blown-glass flowers would have been sufficient.

[@sharksport01]

Mid century was so pure and fun before the hipster invasion.

[@khunopie]

who did the music?

[@casperneli]

That is kind of depressing house.

[@ellenkudlicki6720]

The Chilulhy sculptures really look awkwardly installed. It doesn't work. Whoever did this evidently wasn't looking to showcase anything beyond their own ego.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Cool house, it was spellbinding as a kid seeing it in Diamonds Are Forever, but I would not want to live in a bare concrete home. Not a fan of brutalist architecture.