On Thursday, we were looking for places that we could enjoy regardless of the holiday. The Hollyhock House in Hollywood is one of my favorite spots in LA. I saw it for the first time about 6 months ago and have been looking for a reason to return. This is one of a handful of buildings built or designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during his association with Los Angeles.
From the website http://hollyhockhouse.net/
Hollyhock House is Wright’s first Los Angeles project. Built between 1919 and 1923, it represents his earliest effort to develop a regionally appropriate style of architecture for Southern California. Wright himself referred to it as California Romanza, using the musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form”. Taking advantage of Los Angeles’ dry, temperate climate, Hollyhock House is a remarkable combination of house and gardens. In addition to the central garden court, each major interior space adjoins an equivalent exterior space, connected either by glass doors, a porch, pergola or colonnade. A series of rooftop terraces further extend the living space and provide magnificent views of the Los Angeles basin and the Hollywood Hills.
