Polito House

The Polito House is a house in Los Angeles designed by Raphael Soriano, FAIA, built in 1938 and completed in 1940.

Polito House
LocationWest Hollywood, California
Built1938
ArchitectRaphael Soriano
Architectural style(s)International style
Governing bodyprivate
Designated2015[1]
Reference no.1100

Located on a street-to-street lot on Queens Road, it features a continuous band of horizontal steel casement windows, swimming pool, sunning platforms and bridge to terraced gardens. A key feature was a 10' x 20' sandblasted window that allowed light to reach the interior stairwell while providing privacy. [2][3]

According to the Triangle Modernist Houses, the International-style residence was spotlighted in the February 1946 issue of Architectural Record.[4][5]

The Politio House is one of only 12 of 50 buildings remaining by Raphael Soriano, with demolition, earthquakes and wildfire all taking their toll on the rest.[6]

The house was photographed by American architectural photographer Julius Shulman in 1940.[7][8]


Notes
  1. Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles.
  2. Pauline O'Connor. "Soriano's International-Style Polito House Above Sunset Strip".
  3. "RAPHAEL S. SORIANO, FAIA (1904-1988)".
  4. Pauline O'Connor. "Soriano's International-Style Polito House Above Sunset Strip".
  5. "RAPHAEL S. SORIANO, FAIA (1904-1988)".
  6. "Raphael Soriano's Shulman House and Studio".
  7. "Job 5501: Polito House (Los Angeles, Calif.)".
  8. "Job 5501: Polito House (Los Angeles, Calif.)".

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