| World / USA / California / West Hollywood, 4 km from center | Coordinates: 34°7'39"N 118°22'7"W |
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Malin House 'The Chemosphere', John Lautner, Architect, 1961
Lautner built this house for Leonard Malin, an aircraft electronics engineer short on money but high on imagination. Malin gave the architect a budget of $30,000, a sum that was agreed upon and construction began in May 1959. The house is today considered one of the great architectural icons of Los Angeles.
The Chemosphere, which resembles a flying saucer (and is sometimes mistaken for one) is located at 7776 Torreyson Drive in the Hollywood Hills. It can best be seen from the corner of Flynn Ranch Road and Torreyson Drive or directly across the street at 7777 Torreyson Drive.
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