The house was built in 1966 and served as Koerner's residence, studio, and gallery until his death in 1991.

The design was influenced by Koerner's memories of growing up in Vienna and by his idiosyncratic tastes, such as a preference for vertical, preferably floor-to-ceiling windows in the style of nineteenth-century apartments in Paris and Vienna.

The front door contains a large stained glass window, created by Koerner, depicting a mother and daughter in bikinis embracing.

A patio on the side of the house is surrounded by a low brick wall decorated with ten putti.

[2] All rooms of the house, all minimally furnished, were used as flexible exhibition spaces, with state-of-the-art gallery lighting.