Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin House by John Lautner. Complete overview and walkthrough.
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Do you like what I am doing? Please support me in continuing making these videos: / architecturevideos
The Garwood House in Malibu (1972-2022) was best known as the house that was owned by Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin from 2014 till 2022. Martin decided to demolish the house and to recplace it for another luxury mansion. Although the house was changed many times and therefore deviaded greatly from Lautner's original design, it was still an interesting home. Based on my own drawings and photos found on the internet, I made this reconstruction. To preserve John Lautner's legacy and to enjoy the beauty of his work!
How can someone be stupid enough to destroy a Lautner house...
Coldplay, give a moron money and he'll do moronic things.
Blame the city, who had to issue a permit for it to be demolished no doubt. Martin probably had to grease somebody real good for that to happen.
Only when you have more money than taste you can destroy a Lautner house.
The city indeed gave Martin a permit for demolishing.
@@SuperJobbel Yep...if i was Governor at the time i would have put him in San Quentin
Seems criminal to demolish it
That's what we do in this country: Find properties that are either beautiful, historical, or both, then crush them to smithereens. It's a crying shame to anyone who dislikes the ugliness that typically replaces them.
@twistoffate4791 I agree somewhat.. but without knowing the circumstances in this case is hard to judge. It may have fallen into disrepair due to no fault of the owner and it would have taken an unreasonable amount of money to rehabilitate.
@@clayton97330that would be abuse of a potential landmark by deliberate neglect. There may be a reason, but, there is no excuse for abandoning and then demolishing a master work by John Lautner. Can anyone describe a better dwelling for the site? I cannot.
What a shame this beautiful home was demolished....
Love Lautner's design for supporting the entire home = exceptionally sturdy!
Yes I always hoped this house would be restored back to it's original design. The way Lautner had wanted it... but unfortunately no.
I always hated Coldplay. Now I've every reason to.
Hahaha. Word!
Haha Lol :)
💯
Hard to believe the heartless decision to distroy this bit of history. Restoration to the original would have been lovely.
If I had any Coldplay album I would burn it right now.
I chocked on my coffee , pardon me but Chris Martin did WHAAAT ????
I had the same reaction as you when I heard it for the first time.
It's criminal that this building was destroyed.
It is perfect, just the right size, and with those views! 😍
Yeah I also liked this house vey much... it wasn't Lautner's best by far, but still it was beautiful.
In Germany it would not be allowed to destroy such buildings because of the „Denkmalschutz“ (Monument Protection?). And I think that is the right way to keep such beautiful national heritage alive. It is also not allowed to change fundamental thing even it is your house.
It hurts very much to know that this wonderful home just exists on pictures. I do agree, that people who have no feeling for the precious gem they own and destroy it just because they can, are really stupid.
@@Mira-zq1oxThey can build their mega mansion behind across the street and still have the Lautner home for the Beach house. Tearing it down is unforgivable. I want the truth. Jobbel will work on the biography of these two. It will be a best seller one day.
I love this house! It's so beautiful and not too big and actually cosy. And those glass walls with the wonderful garden and that balcony/terras all around the house...beautiful!
I also love that walkway down to the beach trough the 'jungle'.
It's absolutely criminal that it's demolished! Why would anybody do a thing like that?!
I would have given anything to live in a beautiful house like this and that idiot just destroys it! 😳
Yes I agree with you: it's a wonderfull house in every way. But like you said its not to big and cozy, rich people always want bigger homes: therefore it was demolished, to make place for a much larger house on the same amazing location.
What scale of a-hole demolishes a Lautner house?
That's what I also am wondering.....
Due to the circumstances you explained, this was certainly not one of Lautner's greatest works, but I would still quite happily live there. I'm just very humble, you know.;) Shame it was torn down, but thank you very much for brining it back to life through your video, Jop.🤩👍
You're welcome! Thank you for your comments each time, they stimulate me to make more content. I also liked this house, but if I had owned it I would have restore it back to Lautner's original design: the way he had wanted it. In it's final version the house was a bit uneven: you can see that's it changed multiple times by different people. I really like to reconstruct these houses: it always bit of puzzling.
@@SuperJobbel I'm right there with you. That sight-line from the master bedroom to the ocean was amazing, and your video presented it beautifully!
In the L.A. area a lot of beautiful and even famous houses get demolished only to be replaced by some really tacky and hideous houses.
I know... to many people with to much money and no taste nowadays.
Wonderful video Thank you for cataloging these beautiful houses.
Thank you very much. More houses will cataloged. They are all beautifull and deserve more attention.
I also don't understand why anyone would want to demolish this beautiful house. I'm curious though, to see what will be done with the remaining property. It seems to be in too good a location to not have a home on it. I'd love to see what/if, someone will build in the future there. I'm glad that the pathway to the beach remains. That was/is totally awesome. Thanks for sharing this video!
A new much larger luxury mansion will be build on the property: it will take some years before the house will be finished, and when I made this video only the empty building site was there. I guess Martin wanted a bigger house on the same amazing location. If the Garwood was placed on another location it wasn't demolished. I agree that the beach pathway is one of the best aspects of the house, so luckily that has survived.
Such a beautiful house, constructed with such brilliant forethought.
All houses by John Lautner are billiant. :)
Although I don't normally comment on YT videos, this time I couldn't help myself. It's a damn shame and downright criminal to demolish this heartachingly beautiful house. What a masterpiece. It saddens me to think that such a house, so smartly and elegantly thought out and planned was demolished. Lautner was a genius.
By the way, I discovered your channel just today. A treasure trove for an architecture enthusiast like me. I love the way you break down floor plans. Great work. Two thumbs up!
Thank you, really great to hear that you like the channel so much. John Lautner was a true genius: all his designs are interesting and fascinating, the more you look at this homes the better they become! It's indeed sad that the Garwood house was demolished. I need to make somewhere around 10 videos than all the houses by Lautner are captured, so a lot of more videos will come up.
Another great tour Jop. Thank you for cataloging a property that would otherwise never see the light. It is a shame the actual construction deviated so much from the original plans. It's amazing how much of Lautner's genius shines despite the changes rather than because of them. All of the most interesting aspects are very much Lautner. I'm undecided on the demolition. As a Lautner design it is possible that it was demolished long before the walls came down. And that easement to the beach; an experience in and of itself. Great work!
After more review, the demolition of this Lautner design definitely started at the original construction. Whether bad taste, or the reality of life caused this, it's an incomplete Lautner. Really. What they did Lautner's roof was awful. It is however a huge testament that Lautner's genius was still present. Money no object? I say demolish the tennis court (a literal gold mine opportunity) and restore the house to the original design with careful review of interior walls and doors.
You're welcome! I like to show the houses to the public that otherwise will get no attention.
- I'm agree with you that the house had some features that showed the genius by Lautner, yet at the same time the house was messed up as well: lot of changes to the original design and multiple remodellings. The roof construction with the large windows is typical for Lautner. But the hallways from the kitche,, in front of a bedroom with no windows, would never be a choice by Lautner, as well as the studio room with now windows in the walls and only a few skylights.
- I think its still a waste that the house was demolished: it could have been restored very close to Lautner's original vision.
- The easement to the beach is indeed an amazing experience, fortunate it's still exisiting, I don't know if the pathway as designed by Lautner or some other garden architect.
An entire reconstruction would also be a great option. The drawing at 0:42 in the video gives a close indication at the house would have looked, totally different than the end result. 0:28 shows the first floorplan by Lautner. Indeed the house was never complete from the start. I'm busy with more videos about demolished projects by Lautner.
Yet another superb video, Jop, thank you very much! Your drawings help a lot to get the "full picture".
Thanks, I really like to reconstruct the houses, puzzling all the pictures together and improving the old drawings.
Did the genius demolish the house to commemorate the destruction of his relationship with Paltrow?
It could be possible: destroying all the memories to Gwyneth....end of an era. Emotions can do weird things with people..
I think there's a pill to help Chris with his brain imbalance. Too much money to have to worry or care about his sanity I guess. Our loss from his poor impulse control. Does he read about Garwood on this channel. Maybe his ears will burn but I won't hold my breath.
Thanks for making this video, loved it. Its incomprehensible to me that someone would tear it down, kind of sad. Somehow you made me feel like I'd visited it though, as you always do, great work and best wishes
Thanks you, my purpose with these videos is to give people the feeling that they have visited the house, so your reaction gives me the happy feeling that I succeed in doing so. More videos will come up!
BRAVO! what a wonderful tour, you made the house come alive again🙌👏🙌how beautiful it was! thank you very much for our tour🙃
Thank you, you comment stimulates me to go on. I keep on practising to improving the videos. Making them as professional and complete as possible.
@@SuperJobbelThank you for your efforts. Jop, you are a great asset to the cause for preservation. Beautiful work.
Thank you. This is such a great look at a classic modern style!!
Thank you! Great that you liked the video. :)
That house was cool as heck!..I don't usually watch this kind of stuff, but your videos are awesome!!
Thank you! It's indeed a coll house :)
It is surprising that the house did not have some sort of historical/architectural protection.
Some houses do, but this House was considered as a lesser design by Lautner. It was not special enough. Still it was a great home....
The Gar house is still part of their story. Wright and Lautner. I mean history will determine the importance of his work. Lautners work is all important today as part of the story, you know, history. I hope we all agree.
Just started it and I know its gonna bum me out.
John Lautner really learned from Wright and he also learned how to draw. Edgar Taffel who spent time at Taliesen said that Wright had some very talented draftsman. We went to a lecture with Edgar Taffel and Eleanor Peterson. When they talked you could hear a pin drop.
Frank lloyd wright considered Lautner his best student. They are my 2 all time favorite architects. Would love to be at that lecture with Taffel en Peterson.
Lautner's houses are best appreciated by experiencing them from the inside. Pictures can't convey the three dimensional magic that his spaces have but sometimes pictures are all there is. And being private residences, few get to see them. I think this house, if everyone could've visited it, would've 'grown' on anyone who loves Lautner's work.
Yes, that's why I started this channel: to show people the inside of these amazing houses. It's hard to take a look inside, so with these videos I hope people to give a look of the interior. Indeed, the outside of Lautner's homes is beautiful, but the interior is even more wonderfull!
The house reminds him of the good times. Now she's gone, house must go.
That could be true. It's a vey romantic excuse for the rude demolishing of such a beautifull home
Thank you for producing this video and preserving the knowledge.
You're welcome. I like making these videos. Im currently busy with making a video about Googies restaurant which was also demolished. It will be uploaded this week.
Why the *$# would you buy a Lautner house and then demolish it???? I'd honestly be really curious to hear the reasoning for that, he seems like the kind of guy who'd do that just to get back at her, maybe because she loved the house or something. Such a shame... :(
Hey Peter, really nice to hear from you again. I guess Chris Martin wanted a bigger house on the same location. The house is a bit small for a superstar like him, and the location with a view over the ocean is amazing, so replacing the house for an over the top luxury mansion was the only solution for him. It a matter of having to much money and to little taste. Still i like Coldplay music though ;) . Groeten uit Nederland!
@@SuperJobbelGood to know. Now I know to dislike Chris Martin. What a jerk. He should have understood that it was a very special home and to go elsewhere.
Thank you Jop. Great video as always. Good to have this documented.
Graag gedaan. Meer nieuwe videos komen eraan.
Just met Your channel, have been watching all videos!! If I may suggest, the segel house is a beauty too, I'd love to learn more about it, specially it's mysterious interior!
Yes, I will make a video about the Segel House!! But it takes a lot of time to research and I don't have all the photos yet. So it will take a few months before that video is finished, but stay tuned it will come, I promise.
The support system reminds me of another rather simple, I believe 1st Lautner design. There is a lot to like about the design here.
Yes, many early houses by Lautner have a roof superting system that makes the roof independent from the walls. Mauer House, Gantvoort House and Salking House. However each time the shape of the roof columns is different.
Really a dream house to me. I wonder if it was financial and tax reasons plus the divorce. It can't be because its on a fault line because they have left it ready to build. Thank you for making these videos I would love to live in or visit any of your featured homes. Your work helps me get my mind off of some very stressful events and I like to picture myself just chilling in some tiki bar or grotto.
Its wonderfull to hear that you are relaxing by watching my videos, because for me it means that all the work that I put in these videos actually results in something positive! . Unfortunately I don't know what the reason was why the house was demolished, but I can answer many other questions about this wonderfull home.
What an incredible house. Such a shame he demolished it. Love the path to the beach.Such a FUN house to have lived in
It's indeed sad that the house is demolished. Luckily the path to the beach is still existing, but the house is totaly gone.
Thank you again my friend for yet more great coverage and historical record of this Lautner building on your channel, albeit demolished to memory. I must admit after watching this, it is probably my least favourite of his many works, with a seemingly disconnected flow and a random design details. If this was as a result of the addition work diluting the original design then shame on them, as is the shame on Mr. Martin. You would think an artist would respect another artists work. Thanks again however for your impute and enthusiasm. I always look forward to your new content being available. G
You're welcome!. The house is indeed one of the lesser designs by Lautner and this has everything to do with the many changes. Lautner had a brilliant design, but it turned out to be expensive for the commisionars. than he made a compromised version of his original design. Then it was remodelled and remodelled multiple times: with the final result baring little similarities with Lautner's original vision. You can see clearly that the house is very uneven: many people with different ideas have messed with it. Still the roof construction with the large windows is clearly Lautner, as well as the bedroom that looks over the pool into the ocean. ... I think that's it a waste that the house wasdemolished, If I would have owned it I would have reconstruct it the way Lsutner had wanted it. The coming months I will uploaded more reconstructions about demolished Lautner projects.
What a beautiful house... It's a shame that was demolished! Sometimes people only have money... to much money!
I Agree with you: with money you cannot buy taste. The house wasn't the best by Lautner but still it was better than most Mc Mansions today.
Do a biography of Chris Martin and Gweneth Paltow during their time together and after their split. Highlight the demise of this home as the unifying plot or subplot in their biography. I'm dying to know what drama led to the destruction of this amazing and magical property. Plus it seems like the two can be jerks and a biography like the one I describe might be satisfying to watch. It could be a lesson to future jerks not to tear down any and all of America's architectural history.
@@SuperJobbelall the work by Lautner is a part of his story and his legacy for the world to enjoy and learn from. McMansions can teach us what not to do, but, they are plentiful and can be replaced by architecturally significant structures. Not the other way around. p.s. I saw this episode when it came out but didn't remember it was lost when I watched today. 😢Ouch
That was a magical property along with that beautiful design. Was he pissed when had it torn down?
Maybe Chris Martin was sad that his relationship with Paltrow was over and he had to demolished it out of grief.
When you have the means to buy something like this, the moral duty is to restore it. Weve seen several Lautner houses in bad shape restored. It really was a lame excuse by Chris Martin. This is what separates him with a true artist.
A lot of money gives a lot of responsibility. I agree that you have the moral duty to restore a house lik this when you buy it. So 100% agree with that..... still I like Coldplay!
@@SuperJobbellike the music and try to forget the man and woman. Impossible now. 😮
Perfekt gebaut worden war
Oww
Sheer arrogance and a touch of lunacy displayed by all relating to the demise of this lovely home..... I cannot fathom the disparity of thought going into the processes of reasoning leading to such a level of destructive depravity. Gone. Lost forever. Tragic
It's indeed a waste that it was demolished, Maybe not one of Lautner's best design but still a lovely home...
You weren't clear in your video about what year the photos you used were taken. Can you elaborate on what "era" of the house we were looking at, and perhaps how the house that was torn down might have deviated in either design or layout from the photos you used in your video?
The photos that I used in the video were of the latest version of the house, the final version before the house was torn down. These photos were taken in 2014 when the house was for sale: it was then bought by Paltrow and Martin, they did t change much to the house before Martin demolished it in 2022. There weren't any available photos of the previous versions of the house, because the Garwood family owned the property between 1972 and 2014 and they did not allow any pictures. So I could not include any photos of the early versions. Nobody knows what phases the house went through, but we do know that the house was changed multiple times. When you look at t Lautner's original drawings you see enormous differences.
I don’t like Gwyneth, but now I don’t like Chris either. How could he demolish this amazing house?!!
I still like them, but indeed : how could he demolish this house? Very bad choice of him.
At the beginning, it sounds like he says it was the home of Gwenyth Paltrow and her “dead husband” Chris Martin 😂
I guess that’s what you get if you tear down great architecture!
Hahaha... I apoligise for my Dutch accent! Death instead of then.
Ahem. Sneaky. Haha. We normally get the words you say despite the accent. 😂
Total shame on Chris Matin for demolishing such an iconic piece of history! And why? To build some Mc Mansion. I’ll never listen to Coldplay again… (which won’t be hard)
Mc Mansion is the right way to describe the new kind of luxury mansions you see being built in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Mlibu all the time. The older smaller homes had much more taste and style. ... Still I like Coldplay, so I will listen to their music. :)
Sad if nothing came out of the demolish …. Ruined marriage
You could easily rename your channel to _More Things You'll Never Own._
Unfortunately most of us will never have enough money to buy one of these houses. But it's fun to dream about it. Always keep on dreaming my friend!
@@SuperJobbelTrue! But if I was Crhris Martin, I could buy my dream, and then tear it down 🤦🏻♀️
very sad! One of Lautners early works.
1972 is early?
Another reason to hate GP along with Shakespeare In Love. They demolished a Lautner to build a glorified mcmansion. DHs
This one didn't wow me like his others. I can see why it wasn't considered one of his good designs. It seemed strangely cramped. It was oddly laid out - you had to walk through the kitchen to get to the master bedroom? - and not nearly as infused with natural light as his others. Perhaps the revisions and later remodels ruined it.
This was one of the lesser designs by Lautner because the remodeling ruined it! Take a close look at Lautner's floor plan , ..in the beginning of the video....and you see that the original lay out was much different and better. The latest version of this house was in many ways different from Lautner and it was very cramped and oddly. still it had some great qualities.
@@SuperJobbelAs usual, an inspired original design by Lautner … his designs were unorthodox and I can see the cost of the original design may have exceeded the client’s budget. Sad to see the house changed so much … the renovations seem hit and miss tho the steel columns are very Lautner … they hint at what the house could have been
Sadly, there are a lot of people with more money than sense. It's a shame that Martin had no appreciation for the house. Perhaps his money came to easily for him.
Yes, with money you can't buy taste and appriciation for great architecture.
What a fool demolishing that house.
Yes I have asked the same question myself.
@@SuperJobbel I bet Paltrow said she loved that home, so he smashed it into a million piece's. Going to be a great day when Coldplay stops making music.
@@Adrian-uc4ox Interesting theory: it could be true. Still i like coldplay music!
@@SuperJobbelyou are being quite diplomatic when yo say you like the music. I won't admit it myself. ❤😂😎
Years ago I watched a video by a professor in architecture and he related how at the start of one of his classes that he showed a picture of the great pyramid and other buildings, big, small and some still existing and others long gone. He said that they all had one thing in common and that was sooner or later everyone one of them was going to come down and be gone. His point is that we should except the inevitable loss of these beautiful structures.
Interesting but I don't know if that's true: the Piramides are still standing for 5000 years and the will stand for a long time. Off course everything will end someday.... But I think some great homes deserve to stay for many decades or centuries. We should more carefully maintain our history, heritage and legacy.
Why do moles shit and just leave it empty? Not that it looks very nice from aerial view. It's a shame that it wasn't restored, however.
No, at this moment the building lot is still empty. But in a year or so, a large luxury mansion will be built on the vacant lot. Off course it will be a hosue much larger than this Lautner design. That's how it goes with most mid century modernist masterpieces: they are considered to small for todays standards while the location is still beautifull. So many rich people, who have a lot of money but no taste, destroy the houses and place insanely large houses on the beautifull location.
This certainly does't look like a star architects work. The plan is very messy and does't have any logic. Bedroom 2 doesn't have any windows!?! Also the "studio" which has exterior wall doesn't have windows. Interior is very restless and not just because of the furniture. Of course it's not from 40s'-60s' but I think this house was a waste of gorgeous site. The more I watch this video the more the building looks like it was drawn a child. It's not a crime it was demolished
The reason why it's floorplan is so unlogical is because it's changed multiple times and therefore it derrives strongly from Lautner's original design. So John Lautner can't be blamed for this. I agree with you that it was messy, but still I think it was possible to bring back the house into it's original condition. Like was done with Lautner's 1st Harpel House, which was also messy before the restoration. But I can understood why Chris Martin thought: ''okay it's to difficult, expensive and to time consuming to restore so lets built something else!''
I don’t have a problem with it being demolished, there’s only a few houses I would say are of architectural significance they are worth keeping, the rest bulldoze them if you want, it’s a nice home but I suppose even if you renovate it you’ll loose whatever home it was initially anyway.
Smash it down and build new 😊
Well, yes sometimes its better to start all over again, but in this case I think that it was still possible to bring back the house to John Lautner's original vision. I think the smaller older houses had more style and taste then the bigger luxury houses you see nowadays so often. So I don't fully agree with you :)
@@SuperJobbel Oh I do agree with you, some of the huge monstrosities they build now are tasteless.
@@Piecenotwar yes, this house wasn't perfect and to much changed but at least it had style! The look of the roof with the pool and the large windows: I really liked it. Way better than most of the new mega mansions.
Obviously, chris had zero class or taste. Maybe thats why his career has been demolished, too.
I actually like his music. But still a pitty that the house is demolished...
Uhhh since when is his career demolished ? He is still super successful, sold out concerts etc 🫢
Chris Martin....ignorance abounds.