Eames House

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The Eames House (also known as Case Study House No. 8) is a historic house museum at 203 Chautauqua Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Designed in the mid-century modern style, the house was constructed in 1949 by Eames Office designers Charles and Ray Eames for themselves. It consists of two standalone rectangular pavilions—a residence and a standalone studio—both constructed of various materials. The Eames House has been operated by the nonprofit Charles & Ray Eames Foundation (originally the Eames Foundation) since 2004. The house was developed as part of Arts & Architecture magazine's Case Study House program, announced by John Entenza in 1945. After Entenza acquired the site, the Eameses and Eero Saarinen initially proposed an elevated, L-shaped structure. Charles and Ray later revised the design to create two pavilions. Work began in 1948, and the frame was constructed in one-and-a-half days in 1949. Charles and Ray moved into...

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