The Zimmerman House is a mid-century building, an icon of residential construction
Actor Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of the actor and former governor of California, have torn down the Zimmerman House, a mid-century building designed by Craig Ellwood. It is said to be an icon of 20th century housing in the state.
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The couple bought the house and nearly an acre lot, across from that of Schwarzenegger’s mother Maria Shriver, in Los Angeles’ bustling Brentwood neighborhood last year for $12.5 million in an off-market sale. They commissioned architect Ken Ungar to replace the modest single-family home with a massive two-story, 15,000-square-foot “modern farmhouse” style mansion.
Built in 1950, the Zimmerman House is a prime example of the cool, clean California modernism pioneered by Ellwood and other architects, including Richard Neutra, Pierre Koenig, and Charles and Ray Eames.
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