Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Arts & Architecture Magazine Case Study Houses

 The Case Study Houses were residential home designs sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine during the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s.  They were intended to showcase inexpensive ideas for home designs during the housing boom after the end of World War II.

John Entenza from Arts and Architecture magazine led the effort which led to 36 designs that resulted in 25 constructed homes, mostly in Southern California.

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Case Study House 1 by JR Davidson

10152 Toluca Lake Avenue, Los Angeles

Article on Case Study House 1




Case Study House 2 by Sumner Spaulding and John Rex

857 Chapea Road, Pasadena

Article on Case Study House 2






Case Study House 3 by William Wurster and Theodore Bernardi

13187 Calon Road, Los Angeles  (no longer exists)

Article on Case Study House 3


Case Study House 4 "Greenbelt House" by Ralph Rapson

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 4

Drawings of Case Study House 4


Case Study House 5 "Loggia House" by Whitney R. Smith

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 5

Drawings of Case Study House 5



Case Study House 6 "Omega" by Richard Neutra

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 6

Drawings of Case Study House 6


Case Study House 7 by Thornton Abell

6236 N Deerfield Avenue, San Gabriel

Article on Case Study House 7





Case Study House 8 "Eames House" by Charles and Ray Eames

203 Chautauqua Way, Pacific Palisades

Article on Case Study House 8

Article on Case Study House 8 by Eames Foundation




Case Study House 9 "Entenza House" by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen

205 Chautauqua Way, Pacific Palisades

Article on Case Study House 9

Article on Case Study House 9 by Eames Foundation




Case Study House 10 by Kemper Nomland and Kemper Nomland Jr

711 San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena  (heavily modified)

Article on Case Study House 10

Article on Case Study House 10 after modifications





Case Study House 11 by JR Davidson

540 S Barrington Avenue, Los Angeles (no longer exists)

Article on Case Study House 11


Case Study House 12 "Lath House" by Whitney R. Smith

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 12

Drawings of Case Study House 12


Case Study House 13 "Alpha House" by Richard Neutra

(thought to have never been built, discovered in South Pasadena)

Article on Case Study House 13

Case Study House 13 for sale in Pasadena

Drawings of Case Study House 13


Case Study House 14

I can find no information on this house.



Case Study House 15 by JR Davidson

4755 Lasheart Drie, La Canada Flintridge





Case Study House 16 by Rodney Walker

10617 Encino Drive, Oak View, CA

9945 Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills  (no longer exists)

Article on Case Study House 16 by Walker

Photos of Case Study House 16 by Walker







Case Study House 16 (duplicate number) "Salzman House" by Craig Ellwood

1811 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles

Photos of Case Study House 16 by Ellwood

Case Study House 16 by Ellwood for sale

Case Study House 16 by Ellwood application for Historic-Cultural Monument



Case Study House 17 by Rodney Walker

7861 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Hollywood

Article on Case Study House 17 by Walker






Case Study House 17 (duplicate number) by Craig Ellwood

9554 Hidden Valley Road, Beverly Hills  (heavily modified)

Article on Case Study House 17 by Ellwood

Photos on Case Study House 17 by Ellwood




Case Study House 18 "West House" by Rodney Walker

199 Chautauqua Way, Pacific Palisades

Case Study House 18 by Walker for sale

Case Study House 18 by Walker for sale



Case Study House 18 (duplicate number) "Fields House" by Craig Ellwood

1129 Miradero Road, Beverly Hills (no longer exists)

Article on Case Study House 18 by Ellwood



Case Study House 19 by Don Knorr

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 19



Case Study House 20 "Stuart Bailey House" by Richard Neutra

219 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades

Article on Case Study House 20 by Neutra

Second Article on Case Study House 20 by Neutra



Case Study House 20 (duplicate number) "Bass House" by C Buff, C Straub, D Hensman

2275 North Santa Rosa Avenue, Altadena

Article on Case Study House 20 by Buff, Straub, Hensman

Second Article on Case Study House 20 by Buff, Straub, Hensman

Photo of Case Study House 20 by Buff, Straub, Hensman



Case Study House 21 by Richard Neutra

(never built)


Case Study House 21 (duplicate number) "Walter Bailey House" by Pierre Koenig

9038 Wonderland Park Avenue, Los Angeles

Article on Case Study House 21 by Koenig



Case Study House 22 "Stahl House" by Pierre Koenig

1635 Woods Drive, Los Angeles

Article on Case Study House 22 by Koenig   this is the most famous Case Study House



Case Study House 23A"Triad" by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates

2342 Rue de Anne, La Jolla

Article on Case Study House 23A

Photo of Case Study House 23A






Case Study House 23B "Triad" by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates

2343 Rue de Anne, La Jolla  (heavily modified)

Article on Case Study House 23B









Case Study House 23C "Triad" by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates

2329 Rue de Anne, La Jolla

Article on Case Study House 23C

Note the following video discusses mostly 23C but covers all three Triad houses.  The initial view is of 23A.






Case Study House 24 "Eichler Homes" by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons

(never built)

Article on Case Study House 24 by Jones and Emmons

Photos of Case Study House 24 by Jones and Emmons


Case Study House 25 "Frank House" by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates

82 Rivo Alto Canal, Long Beach

Article on Case Study House 25 by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Associates

Case Study House 25 for sale



Case Study House 26 "Harrison House" by Beverly 'David" Thorne

177 San Marino Drive, San Rafael

Article on Case Study House 26 by Thorne

Article on Case Study House 26 by Thorne after modifications



Case Study House 27 by Campbell and Wong

(never built)


Case Study House 28 "Janss/Pacific Case Study House" by C Buff and D Hensman

489 Oak Creek Drive, Thousand Oaks

Article on Case Study House 28 by Buff and Hensman

Second Article on Case Study House 28 by Buff and Hensman



Case Study Apartment 1 by Alfred N Beadle and Alan A Daily

Phoenix, Arizona

Article on Case Study Apartment 1 by Beadle and Daily

Photos of Case Study Apartment 1 by Beadle and Daily


Case Study Apartment 2 "Whitmore Apartments" by Killingsworth, Brady, Smith and Associates

(never built)

Photos of Case Study Apartment 2


Case Study House 1950 by Raphael Soriano

1080 Ravoli Drive, Pacific Palisades (no longer exists)

Article on Case Study House 1950 by Soriano

Photos of Case Study House 1950 by Soriano



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