Kalfus Studio

Kalfus Studio

Completed in 1981, the Kalfus Studio was the first free-standing structure designed by Steven Ehrlich in Los Angeles. The studio's cubist forms foreshadowed design elements found throughout the firm's work and garnered the project wide critical attention.

Kalfus Studio

Designed as a complement to a Richard Neutra house to the northwest, the 1,250 sf studio creates a dramatic counterpoint between a massive entry facade and an explosion of light and space inside, rendered through an innovative use of materials and technology.

Kalfus Studio

The unadorned west elevation gives no hint of the naturally lit interior behind the door, characterized by a north-facing stair-step window and 14-foot high factory style windows on the east facade.

Kalfus Studio

Ehrlich was marching to his own drum rather than to the beat of the national press based in the East.”

Joseph Giovannini, Architecture Critic

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Project
  • Kalfus Studio
Location
  • Los Angeles, CA
Year
  • 1981
Status
  • Complete
Size
  • 1,250 sf
Photographers
  • Julius Shulman
Awards
  • 1985 Builder's Choice Award, Grand Award
  • 1983 Sunset/AIA Award, Merit Award
  • 1982 AIA|California Council, Honor Award
  • 1981 AIA|Los Angeles, Honor Award
Publications
  • 1982 AIA Journal
    Architecture California
    Domus
    LA Architect
    Maison Francaise
    Metropolitan Home
    NY Times Home