Sheats–Goldstein Residence

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The Sheats–Goldstein Residence is a house designed by American architect John Lautner, in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Designed and built between 1961 and 1963, Lautner used the sandstone ledge upon which the house was built as design inspiration for a cave-like dwelling, and used the hillside site to take advantage of the dramatic views of Benedict Canyon and Beverly Hills. The house exemplifies the tenets of both Mid-Century Modern design and the American Organic Architecture ethos, deriving its form as an extension of its environment and of the individuals for whom it was built. The design of the house and the completed structure—like all of Lautner's work—have been commended as being strongly influenced and defined by addressing the challenges and constraints of the site.