Architect Richard Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House, in Palm Springs, California is seen as an icon of modern houses built for the same Pittsburgh department-store magnate who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build Fallingwater. No surprise then that the house is probably going to sell to another over-stuffed wallet (and sadly not a museum) with Christie's Auction house tagging the home with a $15 million to $25 million estimate. Square footage:3,200 / Lot size:2.1 acres / Bedrooms:5 / Baths:5.5. Above photos are by Julius Shulman (seen in the last photo above) and Juergen Nogai. Below are some less stylized shots. Really digging that yellow shelf.
In 2003 Sotheby's sold Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Farnsworth House for $7.5 million. In June 2007, Jean Prouvé's 1951 Maison Tropicale sold at Christie's for $4.97 million. Personally I feel this house should become a museum rather than be sold to the highest bidder. A funny fact about the Kaufmann house is it was once owned by Barry Manilow. The current version of the house was revitalized by Architects Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner (see Radziner's own kitchen in the post below)
"Shaping man's surroundings entails a lot more than spatial, structural, mechanical, and other technical considerations—certainly a lot more than pontificating about matters of style. Our organic well-being is dependent on a wholesome, salubrious environment. Therefore exacting attention has to be paid to our intricate sensory world." Richard Neutra
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