Sheats Goldstein Residence Preservation, Beverly Hills, California
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| Building Modification (August 2009-October 2009) | |
 | Goldstein Building Preservation |
| Designer | Nicholson Architects, Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Date | August 2009 to October 2009 |
| Building Type | Residential |
| Construction System | Reinforced Concrete |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | Harry Ernst |
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| Client | James Goldstein |
The Sheats residence over time has become the Sheats-Goldstein residence. This is because of Jim Goldstein's total restoration, and remodel of the home with John Lautner. Originally the home was designed for a family of 5 and it was then reinterpreted into the home of a bachelor. Dr. Sheats and his wife Helen commissioned Lautner to design the home for them and it was completed in 1963.
This would be john Lautner's second project with the Sheat's, the first being L'horizon Apartment building in Westwood, California 1948. And Lautners second project in this neighborhood with the Concannon residence (1960) built next door.
Sometime in the late 1960's the Sheat's sold their home and it changed owners until Goldstein purchased it 1972. Later in the decade in 1978, he met with John Lautner and they commenced total restoration and remodel work both working toward an ultimate realization of the residence using the latest technologies. The work began with John Lautner as the project architect and designs quickly unfolded with remodel work in the Living Room and then encompassing the complete reworking of the Kitchen and the remaking of an adjacent Bedroom into a deluxe Den. With this work underway the project began to assemble some of its primary components which have lasted throughout the project. These are the men capable of craftsmanship necessary to achieve the level of perfection warranted by Lautner and Goldstein and Goldstein's own pursuit of a magnificent architectural estate sprawling over his hillside property in Beverly Hills. Next, work began on the complete remodel of the Master Bedroom. In fact it was also an addition because in the Master Bathroom Lautner expands space necessary for the Shower and Lavatory by jutting out glass to make ceilings for each, beyond the existing envelope to form these functions. And it is in the Lavatory space where the famous glass waterfall sink is found designed by the Project Architect at that time, Andrew Nolan.
Lastly, work continued on the main level with the remodeling of the entire length of the Entry walk from the Motor court, past a new Koi Pond with Waterfall, straight through the Living Room and terminating with an addition of a new infinity edge at the Swimming Pool. Work began on this stage in the late 1980's and continued on after Lautner's death first under the Project Architect Helena Arahuete and then with Duncan Nicholson who remains as the Architect on the project developing all the new work with Jim Goldstein.
