The Scheimer Residence: an interview with architect Ray Kappe
The rooftop deck and pool, which at 35 ft. is the highest vantage point on the Manhattan Beach Strand. Photo by Scott Mayoral Architect Ray Kappe’s beach party house It rises from the corner of 16th Street and the Strand in Manhattan Beach like a luxury steam liner that has been quite intentionally beached. The Scheimer Residence, designed by architect Ray Kappe, is not for the meek. Kappe is one of the seminal figures in Southern California’s architectural history. His work is part of a lineage that includes Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler. Kappe has helped define Southern Californian Modernism, both through his architectural body of work and as co-founder of the influential Southern California Institute of Architecture. He is best known for his wood and glass, multi-leveled, modular structures, particularly his own home in Pacific Palisades – a 4,000 sq. ft. house that includes seven levels attached to six concrete towers built on only 600 sq. ft. of land that is both a technical marvel and an aesthetic masterpiece. The Scheimer Residence appears to be a departure from Kappe’s best known work. Appearances are deceiving. Like his own home, the Scheimer Residence receives…
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