Pacific Palisades home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Emmons | architects: A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons.

Nine magnificent oak trees on a corner lot in suburban Los Angeles caught the eye of architect Frederick E. Emmons when he looked for a site for his own home. It was the lot he wanted, but he had to contrive a plan that would save the oaks and at the same time assure his privacy from nearby houses and busy street traffic. His solution, at the cost of only two oaks, is shown in these pictures. The house is L-shaped with a glass-walled entrance vestibule connecting the living and bedroom wings. The way he placed the house on the lot and used screening walls and fences gave him three protected outdoor living areas open to both wings of the house. It is an open plan in an exposed location, but the owners have entertained as many as 250 guests in the privacy of complete seclusion.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | august 1951