▁residence ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Richard ▁Ne ut ra ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁home , ▁located ▁at ▁ 4 6 1 6 ▁D und ee ▁Drive ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁phys ician ▁and ▁nat urop ath ▁Philip ▁Lov ell . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁major ▁monument ▁in ▁architect ural ▁history , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁Ne ut ra ' s ▁career . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁steel ▁frame ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁also ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁gun ite ▁( sp rayed - on ▁concrete ). ▁Ne ut ra ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁steel ▁construction ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁earlier ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁firm ▁Hol ab ird ▁& ▁Ro che . ▁Ne ut ra ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁contract or ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁cost ▁and ▁quality . ▁ ▁Design ▁The ▁house ▁a est het ically ▁follows ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Style . ▁It ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁that ▁ret ros pect ively ▁defined ▁the ▁style . ▁In ▁ess ence ▁it ▁reflect s ▁Ne ut ra ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁industrial ▁production , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁most ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁repet itive ▁use ▁of ▁factory - made ▁window ▁assemb lies . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Ne ut ra ' s ▁app rent ice ▁Har well