In Residence: Pamela Shamshiri

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The Hollywood Hills are peppered with several architectural wonders from pre-war Austrian and German designers. However, none lay quite as enveloped by its natural landscape as the 1947 Rudolph Schindler-built home of Pamela Shamshiri—the interior design maven whose client list includes Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway and musician Beck.

Austrian architect Rudolph Schindler built Shamshiri’s Lautner house—named after the original proprietor—in the weeks following a visit to the prehistoric masonry dwellings of the Pueblo native Americans who built their homes into cliff faces. Wedged in a V-shape in the side of Laurel Canyon, the Lautner home captures the same spirit of the earthenware masonry homes that were both a part of nature and voyeurs on it.

Shamshiri has frequently commented on how her home resembles a tree house; endless glass walls provide uninterrupted views of verdant nature in the valley beyond and below. Clerestory windows diffuse light throughout the building and sliding doors honor Schindler’s intention to create rooms that invite nature in.

The LA-based designer spent eight years restoring the modernist building back to Schindler’s original design, aided by early black-and-white photographs, plans and drawings diligently archived by University of California Santa Barbara. Half a century and eight owners later, Shamshiri sandblasted 17 layers of paint to reveal the building’s natural grain, and tore down marble, drywall and black granite to showcase Schindler’s stainless steel fireplace and brick columns.

Shamshiri also reinstated key furnishings such as built-in asymmetric sofas, a mirrored bar and a pull-out dining table. However, not all the renovations were beholden to the spirit of Schindler’s master plan. The galley kitchen was extended to fit more people and an entirely new Onsen-like bathroom was built, boasting a cedar tub and plywood cabinets. Shamshiri has matched her own design eye with Schindler’s philosophy of using low materials for high design to create a truly modernist family home, one which has been revealed as a gift to architectural history.

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This is one of the best houses in NOWNESS. I love NOWNESS In Residence so much! Please do more videos.

susancorgi
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This is the most beautiful home I might have ever seen. I see so many homes that are supposed to be architecturally special and they simply aren’t. This was.

TheMoonDejesus
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Obsessed with this series... Always makes my day when I see a new In Residence video.

marklupul
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This...THIS...is why I work. Not even sure if I'll ever get to a point in my life like this, where I can shelter myself in a place like this, but I'd be damned if I don't work towards it.

timbuktu
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so grand yet so calm...so rich yet so humble..kudos to the architect.

sraghunadh
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Such respect and understanding of the architect's vision and intent. Beautiful artwork throughout in harmony and with nature. Truly a home that one word describes it all... Wow!

ClaudyArfaras
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I seriously rewatch the residence videos for the serotonin boosts. Bless.

harshitakourjohar
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This is a complete evolution of Wright's vision of organic architecture. The house truly looks as it is a part of the landscape. This is a sanctuary not just a home!

ddlargo
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Even her voice is relaxing, just like her house.

ARosethatBloomsinEarlyMay
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If this is my house, I’d throw my phone and forget about all my social media platforms. I’ll gasp in awe every morning and make a sigh of relief every night.

freshsinx
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The idea that something like this exists somewhere gives me a lot of joy ♥️🎈

shreyapanduh
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This is one of the most elegant and beautiful houses I've ever seen.

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This house hits me right in the heart. Idk but there s something special with this architecture being with nature. I feel like at peace just watching. Damn..

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Great Aunt Adele lived near this house in the 70's. A colleague of her husbands lived in this gem and wanted to sell it. He was the one who "updated' the facades. He would say, " looks like you're running on empty", if your wine glass was low. Believe he got that from a current song then by Jackson Brown. Adele knew the integrity, Felix knew the expense and being a German knew who Schindler was. They moved to Sedona Arizona and tried to copy what this house was about, but the local architect was not wise to modernism and they ended up with a suburban dumbed down dwelling, even though they took him to this masterpiece. Congratulations, this was amazing to see.

johnryman
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I adore what she has done with the place. The quality of design after the remodel is just sublime!

markdwyer
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Wow. Perfect. "When your house sings and is incredible and gives back to you.." Selah

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This house is so elegant that if I lived here I don't think I could ever have a one-night stand here out of respect for the house.

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This series brings me so much happiness

luluthosali
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I could listen to this woman speak for hours. Gorgeous house too

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"Nature reveals itself to a house"
"High design, low materials"
"Spacial-caves to view nature"
"Architectural lampshade"

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