Eames House

About

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 the home on Christmas Eve in 1949 and lived there until their respective deaths: Charles's in 1978 and Ray's in 1988. They used it as a workspace and exhibited their belongings there. After Ray's death, Charles's daughter Lucia inherited the home. By the 2000s, visitors were allowed to tour the grounds, and in 2025, the studio pavilion's interior opened to the public.