Number 21, also known as Bailey's House, was built in the late 1950s for Arts & Architecture magazine. The publication's program for the construction of inexpensive modern residential buildings lasted more than twenty years (1945-1966), and was attended by such craftsmen as Ero Saarinen and Richard Neutra. Most of the projects were implemented in and around Los Angeles.
Koenig's construction cost only $ 20,000 and was distinguished by its extremely laconic forms. Steel and glass were used as materials. The villa is surrounded by five decorative ponds. The plan includes two bedrooms, a central courtyard, and a carport. As an innovation for that time, a roof with a water cooling system can be considered. The restoration of the house, carried out in 1998 under the direction of Koenig himself, already cost $ 1.5 million. The starting price of # 21 at the auction will be $ 2.5 million.
Auction house Wright hired photographer Julius Schulman, famous for his black-and-white photographs of Case Study Houses, to re-photograph this remarkable monument.
