The Jacobsen and Polin Houses by John Lautner. Complete overview and walkthrough 

I really like making the videos about his smaller projects, because they show even more how good he was than the videos about his larger projects and he's off course best known for his large projects. Not a lot people know that he was also brilliant in designing low buget homes. More videos about smaller projects will come up.

You're welcome. More videos come up!

You're welcome! inspirational is the right word to describe Lautner's designs. More videos will come up.

I know what you mean, Lautner made so many great designs that's difficult to pick your favorite. Im currently busy with a video about the Schwimmer house, which is also one of my favorite designs. The video will be uploaded very soon.

Dankjewel Pierre! Altijd leuk om je berichten te lezen :) Ik heb zelf ook nog maar enkele huizen van Lautner in het echt gezien, dus ik moet zelf ook nog een keer LA gaan. ik ben druk bezig aan nieuwe videos. De volgende video van Lautner over het ''Beyer Huis'' komt eraan.

You're welcome! Great to read that you enjoyed it. More videos to feed your addiction will come up soon! :)

thank you! Lautner was a master of inventions. His houses are full of clever details and great use of materials.

Haha... thank you, I love to make these tour guides. New videos will come up because there are still many house by Lautner that aren't turned into a video yet. And yes both Jacbosen and Polin houses are fantastic, although I have a slight preference for the Polin House.

Great to hear that you like my videos so much. I try to make them better every time. Nice that you mention the music, beaucse choosing music is one of the most difficult aspects of making these videos. Each time it's difficult to find a tune that supports the images well and it's not to loud or to distracting. More new videos will come up soon.

You're welcome. Funny that you already recognized the Carling House, I also made a video about that house. More videos come up!

​@@SuperJobbel Hehe yes, it's thanks to watching your video of the Carling house that I remembered. So, thanks again, and have a great day.

Great to hear that you like the channel so much. I startedthe channel because there was so little information available about the designs by John Lautner, F.L Wright and Neutra. It was so difficult to get an overview of the lay out and interiors of the houses, so I started the research and now I show it to other people.

You're welcome! I love to share the beauty of John Lautner's work with the rest of the world, so more videos will come up. There are still many brilliant designs of him, that aren't turned into a video yet. Each house kees me surprising how innovative it is. .... Next video will be about the Beyer House.

Okay great I never took a good look at Frank Gehry own house, but I will check it out. I really like Gehry's work though. Thanks!

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There's a book called ''Lautner A-Z'' which tells a lot about the people who had lived in the houses. It has also a lot interviews with them. So you can buy/read that book. And yes the work by Lautner is very different than Wright, yet similar at the same time.

@@SuperJobbel Thank you for the book tip .. yes Wright is more sculptural I think Lautner brings the humans lives into the building more as he is more modern than wright in kitchens and bedrooms I think lifestyles in buildings could help Architects improve furniture to suit lifestyle for screen age compared to view age or secluded age

Both wonderfull houses..but I love the Jacobsen house the most. Great that you liked the video, thanks for your comment!

John Lautner is one of the few architects who gets mentioned in a pop song. Simon&Garfunkel previously made a song about Frank Lloyd Wright. Dua Lippa has indeed great taste.

Yes the roof is independent from the internal walls: so you can built any floorplan underneath. Therefore you can change the interior with any preferable lay out. The houses are improved somewhat over time.

That's an interesting question, I've never thought about it. I guess it would be sometiimes difficult to convince clients. What I do know is that Lautner sometimes had major conflicts with his commisionars like Bob Hope and Leo Harvey over budget and changes to the original design. In the case of the Bob Hope house Lautner even left the project.

Good choice!

It is a very strong roof construction: steel horizontal beams are placed in steel trusses, that distribute the weight over 3 vertical pillars. These pillars are fooded in deep concrete fundations in the hillside. The roof is made a thin wooden plates, and is relatively lightweight. So I guess the construction remain for many years. Keep in mind that the steel pillars don't rust in the dry and hot Californian climate. I also like both houses, although I slightly prefer the Polin house.

Lmfao they are like flying buttresses but on a smaller scale. No offense but what do you mean by, how they remain strong? How do steel skyscrapers "stand strong"?

I would not say ''in a different direction'' but I prefer to say '' he evolved the ideas by FLW to another level''. The main difference between Lautner and FLW is that Lautner used techniques that were not available in the time when FLW made most of his designs: Lautner had the opportunity to work with better steel constructions, better quality concrete and large glassplates that could be used for large windows. This resulted in Lautner's designs being houses with more open spaces, high ceilings, and many windows, while Wright's design are known for there low ceiling, small bedrooms and many brick walls. In philisophy and vision both architects are very equal. If Wright would have lived 50 years longer his designs probably would have looked very like Lautner.

Good to hear that you like the video so much. Yes it's sad that many of the enginers who worked for Lautner don't get the credit for helping hem with building these projects. I would like to make a video someday about the most important enginers who worked for Lautner and show what there contribution was. It's difficult to find out for which house they had worked, so in this video I couldn't find out which enginers participate, therefore I didn't include there names in the video. One day I will pay hommage to the many loyal workers for Lautner like Helena Arahuette, Duncan Nicholson, Roban Poirier, Andrew Nasser and many more!

@@SuperJobbel A great place to look is the corner of the Building Permit drawings. Even when these were built the county required an engineer’s signature and/or seal in the bottom right hand corner of the plans.

​@@SuperJobbel Great idea. I would hope their families or descendants would also appreciate your honoring their family member.

@@twistoffate4791 Honestly I don't know. But I like to honour them because they worked so hard and get appriciate so little.

Interesting question but I don't know the answer. Indeed, it seems logical that they knew each other. They are both great houses for sure!

I bet John just bought the lot, built the houses and sold them

That could be true. I don't know if it's true, but it sounds very logical. @@trainwreck420ish

Haha... Someone was photoshoped out of the picture because his face was recognisable: that has something to do with privacy and portrait right. You can't put people faces on youtube without permission.

@@SuperJobbel Thank you for the videos 🙏