Where am I - Travel Game II.

Well, I read a lot (if not all) of this person at school .... and later during my therapy ...

As far as I know, you hit that road quite often, Walter.

You don't even need a call...

It's almost your stomping grounds, Osso.

The closer I've been is Sausalito..

(Well, if it's his birth house, it has certainly changed..)

I assume you are both hinting broadly about Kerouac - I've not read him. We have a friend who made a movie about him (New Yorker films). Anyway, fine if anyone else gets it, I'm taking a break.

Not really Kerouac, Osso, we are talking about a guy whose first name was Jack too...

No wonder I can't find it reading about Kerouac (yet again, how many articles over the years..).

OK, http://www.parks.sonoma.net/wolfhouse.html; the Wolf House, Jack London State Park.

Well, you found it, Osso..

When I was a kid, I had much pleasure reading "Call of the wild" and "White fang"..

Hah, me too, but I didn't know all that much about London... until just now. So, thanks!

(I was having a little trouble imagining Walter poring over Kerouac..)

I'm sure it's from an architecture and not landscape side, not Italy.

California?

Architecture, California, yes to both. The land does have something to do with its interest, however.

Barton Myer's own private home

Good going...

did you read the blurb that goes with it?

Here -

House & Studio at Toro Canyon
Montecito, California
An 'elegant warehouse' in the tradition of Eames and Barton Myers' early houses, Toro Canyon deploys a series of innovative strategies to protect against wild fire while remaining open to its site, with spectacular canyon and ocean views.

Barton Myers' own residence, the house is comprised of four pavilions on three stepped terraces, carefully positioned to preserve the natural site landscape. A garage and guest house form the lower terrace, the main residence occupies the intermediate terrace, while the upper terrace holds a studio building. Each pavilion is an open, loft space, enclosed by glazed 'garage' doors, with an exposed structural frame and concrete floors. Clerestory windows provide mountain views and ample natural ventilation, taking advantage of ocean breezes.

To protect against fire, the pavilion roofs comprise a recirculating pool system, transforming the structures into a series of terraced reflecting ponds. Cascading from one pool to another, the water serves as for fire resistance and insulation, while the sight and sound of the water mimics the adjacent canyon creek. Coiled steel shutters protect every opening, providing additional insulation and sun control.
end quote/ from the photo + text on www.bartonmyers.com

Adds, I bet the steel shutters work to forestall imploding windows (etc.).

Or, if they don't actually stop implosion, that they keep flames from jumping on into the house.

At first I thought it was Neutra but couldn't place the water.

A place for spring:

Holland????