Sheats Apartments, Modernist apartments in Westwood, Los Angeles, United States

The Sheats Apartments, also called L'Horizon, is an eight-unit multifamily building at 10919 Strathmore Drive in Westwood, Los Angeles. Architect John Lautner designed it in 1948 in a futuristic style; it was completed in 1949 for artist Helen Taylor Sheats, who helped with the design, and Paul Henry Sheats. Each apartment is fully separated from the others, with its own terraces, decks and outdoor garden space.

John Lautner designed the eight-unit building in 1948 and it was completed in 1949 for Neo-Fauvist artist Helen Taylor Sheats, who helped with the design, and her second husband Paul Henry Sheats, a UCLA professor and dean of University of California Extension. Its proximity to UCLA meant it was intended for student occupancy. The City of Los Angeles designated it a Historic-Cultural Monument on June 21, 1988.

UCLA students call the eight-unit building "The Treehouse," a nickname earned by its hillside setting above Strathmore Drive. It was built for Neo-Fauvist painter Helen Taylor Sheats, who helped design it, and her husband Paul Henry Sheats, a UCLA professor and dean of University of California Extension. The building is also known as L'Horizon and is sometimes misspelled "Sheets Apartments."

The complex sits near UCLA and is accessible by public transportation, making it popular with student residents. The staggered levels and connecting pathways require some walking to explore, but the location offers quiet residential streets and good pedestrian access.

Lautner arranged the eight units so that no apartment sits directly above another, which is unusual for a multifamily building of its kind. This spatial strategy proved that modern shared housing did not require the typical stacked arrangement found in most residential complexes.