PCAD - Moore, Charles W., House, Orinda, CA

Close-up exterior view of the Moore House, Orinda, CA, 1968. Photo by Prof. Dean Heerwagen, courtesy of the University of Washington, College of Built Environments, Visual Resources Collection (VRC)

Distant exterior view through trees of the Moore House, Orinda, CA, 1968. Photo by Prof. Dean Heerwagen, courtesy of the University of Washington, College of Built Environments, Visual Resources Collection (VRC)

Exterior view of the approach to the Moore House, Orinda, CA, 1968. Photo by Prof. Dean Heerwagen, courtesy of the University of Washington, College of Built Environments, Visual Resources Collection (VRC)

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33 Monte Vista Road
Orinda, CA 94563

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Overview

This small but complicated pavilion served the restless architect Charles W. Moore while he worked and taught in the Bay Area during the early-to-mid-1960s.

Building History

Renowned architect Charles Willard Moore (1925-1993) designed and supervised construction of this remarkable residence in 1961. According to Kevin Keim, Director of the Charles Moore Foundation, Moore resided here for only three years, between 1962 and 1965. (See email from Kevin Keim and Robert Nebolon to the author, 05/23/2023.)

Alteration

This house has received a number of enlargements and bears little resemblance to the original Moore design.

PCAD id: 4135

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Charles Moore Residence Moore House in Orinda / Charles Moore

Moore, Charles W., House, Orinda, CA (1961)

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