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The Elrod House is a residence in Palm Springs, California designed by American architect John Lautner and constructed in 1968. It is located on the edge of a hill at 2175 Southridge Drive in Palm Springs, California. The construction of the house was ordered by interior designer Arthur Elrod. One of Lautner's many houses in Southridge and Palm Springs as a whole, the Elrod House is one of his most famous structures and an example of his so-called ''free architecture'', where architecture and nature are combined.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=North Carolina Modernist Houses )〕 When the house was built, the soil was excavated but the rocks were kept in place. These rocks are part of the interior of the house and run straight through the walls and windows. Its best-known feature is the large circular concrete canopy above the main living area with a circular glass design. The living room incorporates large rocks and opens onto to an outdoor swimming pool and a terrace that offers a view of Palm Springs and the San Jacinto Peak. ==Culture and Significance== The Elrod House's most notable appearance was as Willard Whyte's mansion in the 1971 James Bond film ''Diamonds Are Forever''. The living room, swimming pool, and an interior room were displayed in the film.〔(Scene of James Bond's Diamonds Are Forever in Elrod House (YouTube) )〕 The home has also been the site of photo shoots for adult publisher ''Playboy'', and was featured in a 2010 tabloid from Yale University graphic design student Benjamin Critton. The Elrod House was also showcased in the 2013 architecture documentary ''Infinite Space: The Architecture of Lautner''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock/events/artarchitecture-film-infinite-space-architecture-lautner )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elrod House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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