Home Of Mid-Century Modern Legend Hits Market For First Time

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Brentwood home of of the late "Rock Star" of mid-century modernism Pierre Koenig has hit the market, and it's everything mid-century modern devotees could ever hope.

Dubbed the Koeing House # 2 by the Los Angeles Conservancy, the home is the culmination of an aesthetic Koeing championed and that would come to define Southern California. Much like his Case Study #22, one of the most photographed homes in the world, Koeing House # 2 is marked by steel beams and glass walls, tiers and clean lines.

Emblematic of a place and an era, the home harbors some little-known secrets. According to the the Los Angeles Conservancy, "It is acoustically enhanced by carefully planned ceiling heights which help make the entire house an excellent listening and playing environment for the musically inclined owners."

Also, it was erected i a single day, in keeping with Koenig's philosophy. "Pierre Koenig was an architect of unusual innovative skill and tremendous influence on a generation of modern designers," According to the the Los Angeles Conservancy. "His many designs, including at least forty-three steel and glass residences, reflected his personal philosophy that industrial methods and materials could be used to produce inexpensive, distinctive, and environmentally friendly homes."

• Address: 12221 Dorothy St, Los Angeles, California
• Price: $3,795,000
• Square Feet: 3000
• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1985
• Features: For the first time ever, the Brentwood residence of legendary architect Pierre Koenig, FAIA, hits the market! Koenig, the "Rock Star" of Mid-Century Modernism, and genius behind Case Study Houses #21 and #22, two of the most-photographed and chronicled modern homes of that era.

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