Bailey House (Case Study 21)

Renowned architect Pierre Koenig is famed for his steel-framed houses, most famously the Stahl House (Case Study House #22), which overlooks all of Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills and his earlier Bailey House (Case Study House #21), tucked into the same hills on a small, nondescript lot. He designed it for psychologist Walter Bailey and his wife Mary, a contemporary-minded couple who wanted a small house in the Mid-Century Modern style. Unlike many other homeowners, the Baileys were open to the idea of a steel-framed house, and Koenig was able to realize his vision of an open-plan design that was both affordable and beautiful. Completed in 1959.

Corsini Stark Architects served as Executive Architect for this project requiring shoring and underpinning of all foundations, documentation and removal of all interior architectural components, and complete restoration. The Los Angeles Conservancy’s annual Preservation Awards recognized this exceptional achievement in the field of historic preservation in Los Angeles County in 2024.