Critical Reception and Honors
The Kappe Residence was listed as a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #623) in April 1996.
In 2004, The New York Times Magazine published a feature story on the Kappe Residence. The Times described Kappe as "the only architect who truly signifies the seamless combination of Modernism and canyon vernacular." The author wrote of the house: "Ray Kappe's 1967 house remains a landmark of nature-friendly modernism."
In December 2008, the Los Angeles Times asked an expert panel to select the top ten of the best Southern California homes, and the Kappe Residence was included in the final top ten list.
Stephen Kanner, President of the A + D (Architecture + Design) Museum in Los Angeles wrote: "Ray's own home may be the greatest house in all of Southern California."
Residential Architect magazine wrote that Kappe had "reinvented the house on the hill."
In "An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles", David Gebhard and Robert Winter described the structure as "a virtual tree house poised over a steep hillside" and an example of Kappe's ability "to meld the Craftsman aesthetic and the International Style into a very personal style."
In 2004, Kappe said of the house:
"The house still seems to touch most people -- architects, students and potential clients. It has remained the one repetitive constant in my work. Our house became a prototype for many of my houses with difficult sites. At the time it was built, I think the house served as an inspiration for aspiring architects, and I hope that those who experience it today have a similar response."
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