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In Los Angeles (1932) with a no-interest loan from Dutch philanthropist Dr CH Van Der Leeuw, Viennese-American architect Richard Neutra built a radical “glass house” with rooftop and balcony gardens on Silverlake Boulevard. He called it the VDL Research house, after his benefactor. Seven years later, as his family expanded, he built a garden house on the back of the lot. This compact wing had walls that slid open onto a pocket garden to be shared by the addition and main house. In 1963 after a disastrous fire, that left unscathed only the 1940 Garden house and basement of the original wing, Richard and his son and partner Dion Neutra had a chance to redesign the main house. The Neutra VDL Studio and Residences is a National Historic Landmark committed to cultivating education, architecture, art, and culture that strengthen the facility’s mission as a community resource. neutra-vdl.org
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