Richard Neutra’s Mid-Century Hailey Residence is an Exercise in Compact Space Design

The <a href="http://crosbydoeproperties.com/3319tareco/" target="_blank">Hailey Residence</a> was designed and built by the modernist architect, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra" target="_blank">Richard Neutra</a>, in 1959. The two-bed, two-bath home was recently on the market and sold for $895,000 in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills neighborhood. Perched on a small hillside, the home has been beautifully maintained, and it includes many of the original features, like movable walls, built-in furniture and even the original kitchen. The compact home makes the most of its space through expansive windows, generous living areas, light and space that can be transformed from private to public areas.

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra#Architectural_style" target="_blank">Richard Neutra</a> was originally from Austria, but practiced for much of his life in southern California and even worked for Frank Lloyd Wright for a short time.

He was known for his modernist works and was known for listening to the needs of his clients rather than imposing his architectural vision on them.

Although he passed in 1970, his son carries on the legacy through the <a href="http://www.neutra.org/" target="_blank">Richard and Dion Neutra Architecture</a> office in Los Angeles.

The open floor plan living area connects to the dining room on the right and the den/extra bedroom on the left.

The Hailey Residence was completed in 1959 and is located on a steep hillside plot in between the Hollywood Reservoir and Universal City

The home was listed as a two-bedroom, two bathroom home with a total square footage of 1,129. Inside the kitchen connects to a dining room next to an open living area.

A soft movable wall connects to the extra bedroom/den and when open it expands the living space.

The master bedroom sits on the very end and built in furniture throughout the house provides lots of storage.

Large windows off the backside of the home provide views to the south and a large roof overhang provides shade.

Last year the home sold for $895,000 through <a href="http://crosbydoeproperties.com/3319tareco/" target="_blank">Crosby Doe Associates</a> and included the original furnishings, kitchen and vintage furniture.