Neutra's VDL House was completed in 1932 in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles, an area that contains many other Neutra and Schindler projects. The house was named after Dutch industrialist C.H. Van der Leeuw, who loaned Neutra $3,000 to build his own home. Neutra arrived in Los Angeles in 1925, to work on Frank Lloyd Wright's Barnsdall Art Park project. Neutra and his young family lived in Schindler's Kings Road House (see Schindler House) from 1925-1930.
In 1963, a fire destroyed the original VDL. Neutra and his son Dion, also an architect, redesigned the house in 1966. The Neutras used the project to experiment with new ideas and materials. The second iteration of the house is usually referred to as VDL House II.
The house is currently operated by the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design.
