mid-century compound of david lynch hits the market
The David Lynch mid-century Compound spreading across 2.3 acres in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, hits the market. A 1963 Lloyd Wright design, the property consists of five contiguous parcels centered around the Beverly Johnson House. The home serves as the architectural anchor for an expanded creative complex that filmmaker David Lynch assembled over several decades, a convergence of mid-century architectural heritage, Hollywood cultural history, and cinematic production infrastructure.
The design exemplifies what architectural historians call hillside modernism, an approach that responds to Los Angeles’s challenging topography. Bold geometric forms and extensive glass walls maximize the views while creating seamless indoor-outdoor transitions. Lloyd Wright, working within his father Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture philosophy, designed the structure to follow the natural contours of the hillside rather than imposing a rigid geometric grid. The elements of post-and-beam construction come through too, with exposed structural parts as well as large expanses of glass, likely single-pane in the original 1963 construction.
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Listed property that appears in the movie Lost Highway (1997)
David Lynch acquired the neighboring properties at 7029 and 7035 Senalda Drive of his mid-century Compound to expand his residence and include his workshop and studio. The listing includes the filmmaker’s private editing suite and screening room within the residential structure, complete with the acoustic treatment as well as video and audio equipment. In 1991, the filmmaker commissioned Eric Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright’s son and Frank Lloyd Wright’s grandson, to design the pool and pool house, creating what architectural historians would recognize as a rare example of three-generation family design continuity on a single property and resulting in a pool house design that complements the original 1963 structure.
David Lynch’s collaboration on his mid-century Compound appears in the two-story guest house and one-bedroom structure finished in smooth grey plaster. The style and finish align with the filmmaker’s documented aesthetic preferences and create visual continuity across structures built at different times by different designers. The choice of stained concrete, mixed materials, and hardwood flooring reflects mid-century modern material preferences while incorporating updates for modern living requirements. The Historic Places LA recognizes the property as ‘excellent example of Mid-Century Modern/Organic residential architecture’, and one of the houses in the mid-century Compound appears in David Lynch’s movie Lost Highway (1997) as the Madison residence.
exterior view of the compound
the David Lynch mid-century Compound spreads across 2.3 acres
a 1963 Frank Lloyd Wright design, the property consists of five contiguous parcels
the home serves as the architectural anchor for an expanded creative complex of David Lynch
view of the pool
workshop view within the property
project info:
name: The David Lynch Compound
location: 7017 Senalda Rd, LOS ANGELES, CA 90068
listing: The Agency | @theagencyre
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