Sheats Goldstein Residence, Private residence in Beverly Crest, United States.
The Sheats Goldstein Residence is a single-family home with concrete walls, glass panels, and wooden elements integrated into a sandstone hillside overlooking Los Angeles. The structure incorporates natural ventilation and roughly 750 drinking glasses set into the roof that function as skylights to fill interior spaces with light.
Architect John Lautner designed and built this residence between 1961 and 1963 for Helen and Paul Sheats as their home. James Goldstein purchased the property in 1972 and has resided there since, giving it its current dual-name designation.
The house appears in many films, television shows and music videos, including The Big Lebowski (1998) as Jackie Treehorn's house and Doja Cat's 2020 video for Say So. James Goldstein, its owner since 1972, still lives there, and in 2016 he promised the house and estate to LACMA.
The residence sits on a steep hillside, so visitors should be prepared for walking on uneven terrain when approaching the property. Since it remains a private home, access is limited and visitors should respect boundaries when viewing it from public areas nearby.
The ground floor is roughly hourglass-shaped, narrow at the central entrance and widening into wings on both sides. From the dining room in the middle the house looks small, because a perspectival trick hides the wings' extent. Above the kitchen and dining table, large ceiling windows open electrically, giving the impression of eating outdoors.
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