Moore House (Ojai, California)

Moore House
Moore House
	Location within southern California
General information
Location	Ojai, California, USA
Address	512 North Foothill
Coordinates	34.45468°N 119.25287°W
Construction started	1952
Client	James and Orline Moore
Design and construction
Architect	Richard Neutra
Awards and prizes	AIA First Honor Award

The Moore House is a residential home in Ojai, California designed by Modernist architect Richard Neutra in 1952 .[1]

Neutra received the AIA First Honor Award for the building's design in 1954.[2]

History

Neutra designed the house for a 40-acre plot owned by James and Orline Moore. The couple chose the location based on its vicinity to the home of Jiddu Krishnamurti, of whom they were disciples.[1]

One of the house's most notable features is a series of moat-like ponds surrounding the house. The pools served two functions, humidifying the air around the house and irrigating a nearby garden.[3]

The Moores added a cabana of a style similar to that of Neutra in the late 50s, reportedly straining the relationship between the couple and architect.[1]

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References

"STRUCTURES : Neutra Sweet Look : The famed architect's Moore House has undergone some change, but remains a prime example of his modernist style". Los Angeles Times. 1992-07-30. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
Lavin, Sylvia (2004). Form Follows Libido: Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoanalytic Culture. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262122689.
Hines, Thomas S.; Neutra, Richard Joseph (1994-01-01). Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture: A Biography and History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520085893.

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[:0-1] "STRUCTURES : Neutra Sweet Look : The famed architect's Moore House has undergone some change, but remains a prime example of his modernist style". Los Angeles Times. 1992-07-30. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-04-01.

[2] Lavin, Sylvia (2004). Form Follows Libido: Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoanalytic Culture. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262122689.

[3] Hines, Thomas S.; Neutra, Richard Joseph (1994-01-01). Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture: A Biography and History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520085893.