I love this house.
Craig Ellwood’s Revamped Casa Kuderna Is Up for Grabs in L.A. at $5.5 Million
Gavin Cater
By WENDY BOWMAN
APRIL 18, 2024
Though Craig Ellwood is probably best remembered for designing a three-part series of homes for Arts & Architecture magazine’s pioneering Case Study House Program, the self-taught California architect also crafted many other equally impressive midcentury-modern residences in the Los Angeles area from the early 1950s to mid-’70s; and one of these “exquisite boxes” just hit the market in Hollywood Hills, asking a smidge under $5.5 million.
Tucked away down a private street, amid two gated hillside parcels spanning almost three-quarters of an acre, the minimal steel-framed and glass structure is described in the listing held by Elizabeth Donovan of Coldwell Banker Realty as “an unparalleled masterpiece offering seclusion and tranquility.” Commissioned and built in 1956 for corporate illustrator Charles Kuderna—and aptly known as “Casa Kuderna”—the place was last sold to its current owners for $1.8 million in 2018, and then underwent a thoughtful renovation and restoration at the hands of Philippe Naouri of Maison d’Artiste using the archives of Jim Tyler, the architect who worked with Ellwood on the original house.
A one-bedroom guesthouse with its own kitchenette and bath rests atop the two-vehicle carport.
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The living room is highlighted by an original brick fireplace and walls of glass opening to a central courtyard.
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