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in the Beverly Crest neighborhood in

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, a short distance up the hill from the

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city limit. The building was conceived from the inside out and built into the sandstone ledge of the hillside; a cave-like dwelling that opens to embrace nature and view. The house is an example of American

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that derives its form as an extension of the natural environment and of the individual for whom it was built. Typical of Lautner's work, the project was approached from an idea and a structure was derived that addressed the challenges of the site.

History

The home was originally built for Helen Carolyn (née Johnson) Taylor Sheats (1910-1999), and Paul Henry Sheats (1907-1984) and their three children. Helen, an architectural designer and Neo-

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painter, and Paul, Dean of University Extension and Professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education, had previously commissioned Lautner for the 1948–1949 Sheats Apartments project located in Westwood adjacent to the

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. In 1972, businessman James Goldstein purchased the residence from its third owners. The house needed substantial repair, the living room had no walls, and the heating system did not work properly. Goldstein commissioned John Lautner to renovate the entire house with a series of upgrades and improvements during a period of more than two decades. Goldstein and Lautner worked together "perfecting" the house until Lautner's death in 1994. The Sheats–Goldstein Residence is one of John Lautner's most well-known and completely unspoiled works. Lautner designed the house, the interiors, windows, lighting, rugs (to tie the rooms together), furniture, and operable features. The house is extensively detailed, and the range of the architect's work is visible throughout the different stages of the re-mastering. All of the home's furnishings contain design elements so the aesthetic of the forms enhance the house and become a function of the whole. The house was originally constructed with wood, steel, and poured-in-place concrete. The home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half-bathroom (sink and toilet). Lautner took advantage of

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's temperate Mediterranean climate, and designed the living room to be completely open to the terrace, protected only by a forced-air curtain. Lautner's open-space design created a seamless transition between the home's interior and the exterior. One of the home's most distinct features is the living room's coffered ceiling and its 750 drinking-glass skylights. The home is cooled with cross-ventilation, and the floors and pool are warmed with copper-pipe radiant heating. Exterior pathways lead to guest bedrooms and the master bedroom, and exterior features include a tennis court and night club. The master bedroom and the studio have windows into the pool, originally designed so Helen Sheats could watch her children as she worked in her studio. The skyspace, titled ''Above Horizon'', is an art installation designed by light artist

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. Located on a steep slope below the residence, ''Above Horizon'' was built with the same construction materials as the home. James Goldstein originally conceived the art installation as a collaboration between John Lautner and James Turrell, but Lautner died before being able to work extensively on the project. Completed in 2004, the room features two folding carbon-fiber portals and a built-in concrete lounge for viewing thousands of hidden LEDs lighting the room every evening. In 2016, James Goldstein entrusted the home and its surrounding estate to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as a promised gift to the institution. The endowment includes the home's extensive art collection, original architectural models, and a 1961

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which resides on the property. The collection is the first of its kind for LACMA and the endowment preserves the home's legacy, Lautner's work as an urban achievement, and its significance in Los Angeles architectural history.

In popular culture

The home has been featured in movies such as '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well on television in '' Southland'' and in the adult videos, * * * * * * * ''Captured Beauty'' (1995), ''Unleashed'' (1996) and ''Possessions'' (1997), * * by Andrew Blake, and "numerous"

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s. The home is also prominently featured during the first season of ''

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'' on FX. In 2020 rapper

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filmed the music video for her song "

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" from '' Hot Pink'' inside and on the patio of the home, and rapper

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shot the majority of his music video for his song " The Fix" featuring

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at the location in 2015. The opening shot of R&B singer Tracie Spencer's music video for the song " It's All About You (Not About Me) was filmed at the residence. The residence appears throughout the music video for the song

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by the R&B group

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. Snoop Dogg and Pharrell's music video for the single 'Let's get blown' was also shot at location in 2005. The home is featured in the 2002 music video for "

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" by country artist

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. Actor

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photographed the home's living room in his collection of spherical panoramas. In the Netflix '

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' reality show the home is featured in episodes 1 and 2 of Series 7 (2023), when Brett and

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host a dinner for their real estate agents.The owner, James Goldstein, also makes an appearance.

Citations

General sources

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External links

Official John Lautner website

Architect Duncan Nicholson's web site

James Goldstein's web site

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