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Los Angeles’s Stahl House, a Case Study house designed by Pierre Koenig in the late ’50s and completed in 1960, recently went up for sale by the children of the original owners for $24 million.

Koenig designed the residence as part of Los Angeles’s Case Study Houses, a postwar experiment in creating affordable, easily replicable homes.

The modernist residence features a steel-and-glass construction and an open floor plan.

The current owners preserved the home, continuing regular maintenance and opening it on occasion to the public.

BEFORE: The exterior of the home.

Photographer Logan Havens and designer Gustavo Silva restored an adobe in a Tucson neighborhood known for the structures, honoring the home’s original plan while layering in modern touches. In the living room, Logan sits in a lounge chair by Cade Manning Hayes of Dust Architects.

Working greenhouse and family room, view from the kitchen and looking to the kitchen garden beyond

House Zero by Icon and Lake Flato

The connection to nature is found throughout the home, with the architects taking every opportunity to connect to outdoor spaces that feel removed from the urban context. The bathrooms, for example, feature ample skylights and look onto planted courtyards.

Every room has its own terrace, which transforms the feeling of the interior when the doors are opened. By dissolving the boundaries between interior and exterior, a constant connection to nature is created.

The master bedroom living area is separated from the bedroom by a glass-enclosed, plant-filled courtyard that also provides ventilation to the bathroom and wardrobe.

At the end of the hall, a landing overlooks the living room, which has access to the backyard. The stairway leads up to the third floor, which has a bedroom and bonus office.

Natural light pervades the home, from the stairwell at the center to the living room’s vaulted ceilings, which are seen at the end of the hall.