Yanda Residence Kansas City, MO 1966

1966 Yanda Residence
Architect: Albert J. Yanda

Designed: 1965

Builder: Albert J. Yanda

Built: 1966

Size: 1700sq. ft. 2 bedroom 2 bath

Photographer: Unknown

The Yanda Residence was built by Architect, Albert J. Yanda for himself and his wife. The structure, built of steel, sits on what was considered for years to be an unbuildable lot. His creative response to the site is an introverted façade to the street and a soaring glass filled structure to the rear. The inspiration for this house may have been looking West to John Lautner's Chemosphere house in California , built a few years earlier. Not long after completing this house Yanda would move west himself. Yanda had previously been in the employ of David B. Runnells, Architect to several early Drummond Projects. Yanda's initials appear on many of Runnells' drawings as the draftsman of these plans.

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ercwttmn says:

is this still around?
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

moderns_r_us says:

Yes it is!
And it is pretty well maintained!

There is a small room at the top center that has a Plexiglass bubble from a bomber.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

ercwttmn says:

that's great! thanks for posting this!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Brigitte63 says:

Great house.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

loungelistener says:

Breathtaking! I'd knock that sat dish off there though.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Thompson Photography says:

Like this a lot! Will have to search it out next time I'm in KC!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

James Herman says:

What an amazing home! Thanks for sharing.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

!architect4! says:

wonderful house - thanks for the history as well.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

EL_ViKtOR says:

PRECIOSAS OBRAS... esta me encanta!!

Greetings
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Hilary (curioush) says:

oh, that is fabulous

did you get in to see it?
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

JennRation Design says:

Wow!!! What a beauty!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mr.coreyo says:

great shot!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynne's Lens says:

I want to live in a treehouse, too! This place is amazing!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

sarahrae2 says:

I was finally able to go take a look at this place this afternoon.
They are working on the back deck and the yard. I'm anxious to see what it looks like later on once they are finished with the renovation.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeremy Levine Design says:

Great house, great description- makes me want to see more of this architect's work. If only someone would rip down that satellite dish.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

kerouacphoto says:

i'm frankie messer current owner,
the dome not from a bomber it's ten feet in diameter!
satellite has been gone for many years.
i think albert moved in 1987, sadly he passed the first winter i owned the house 2003, i did not get to ever meet or talk to him but his wife emma a wonderful women and fiber artist still lives in az.
frankie
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

moderns_r_us says:

Hey Frankie:

We met at the Sondern house before. Glad for your comments.

I should amend what I said earlier and say that the dome is a plexiglass bubble from a bomber turret bubble manufacturer. Somewhere I actually have an add in a vintage 1960s architecture magazine showing this product and they were not timid about where the technology came from.

Do you have any good photos of your house. I would love to publish more about your house on our blog.

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Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

kerouacphoto says:

i need to get busy and add more photos and information seems like there is a lot of interest. i have many many. is the company in denver? this is the second dome and i think this one was made by a company in denver, i think the org. was clear and albert had a cover, kind of like segments of an orange. i have only seen bad photos of it?
frankie
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

moderns_r_us says:

If you add more photos of the house please add a link here. This is one of my more popular photos and it gets a lot of hits. I think Scott Lane has a newspaper article about the house. We should get that scanned for you.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

kerouacphoto says:

i would love it! i have a url and i am making a web page so anything would be helpful. like everyone else, i am thinking green so would love to get ideas for low impact improvements beyond the obvious things.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

jannx [カメラマン] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Jetsons, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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Yanda Residence Kansas City, MO 1966

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