The Elrod Residence
Diamonds are forever (1971)
2175 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, California CA USA
Designed by John Lautner for the interior designer, Arthur Elrod. Perched
on the edge of a mountain, like an eagle's nest, the Elrod Residence
is a complex, expansive, and luxurious home built to suit the needs
of an extravagant bachelor. Known as one of Lautner's most exceptional
designs embodying his ideas of "free architecture", Lautner
attempted to continue Wright's legacy of integrating architecture with
nature in an effort to achieve utopian harmony with nature. The living
room, a conical dome with nine clerestories radiating from its center
exemplifies Lautner's use of elaborate poured concrete forms. The existing
rock formations of the landscape were built into the home, as well as
a pool that extends outside of the perimeter of the surrounding landscape.
Panoramic views of Mount Jacinto and Palm Springs Valley are provided
by plate glass walls and sliding glass doors precisely cut to the contours
of the rock formations.
On month before the release of Diamonds are Forever, Playboy publishes
a five-page pictorial spread featuring the Elrod Residence. The article
stages the typical Hugh Hefner party of cocktails, dinner, and women
lounging around in revealing attire. In addition to the emblematic living
room and pool terrace, Playboy reveals to the public the more intimate
aspects of the Elrod home such as the master bedroom, master bath, and
sauna room. Playboy, who has endorsed the James Bond movies in the past
by dedicating entire issues to the "The Women of James Bond",
will soon be rewarded by a scene in Diamonds are Forever when Bond displays
his Playboy Club membership card.
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