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I am a big fan of these kind of houses. This one looks like a James Bond film set !
I am a big fan of these kind of houses. This one looks like a James Bond film set !
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My cousin and I used to comment on this when she used to drive me back from her place in San Jose to the airport. It`s quite ugly though http://
Not exactly cosy is it, I couldnt live in that! tis would be my dream house and located in Mid Wales. http://
237...you are right about the Flintstones House .....ugly doesn't even come close !
I am huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, and have visited many of his houses over the years. This is probably my favourite ::::
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I am huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, and have visited many of his houses over the years. This is probably my favourite ::::
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Ummm...which one ?
Falling Water is wonderful. It is set over a waterfall in very rural Pennsylvania. He used local building material for most of the construction. The interior is very cosy, with lots of earth colours, and natural materials.
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The stone floors are the actual stones taken from the river bed. The Johnson Wax company, which Wright designed a headquarters for in Wisconsin, still come in every year, to strip off the old wax polish and replace it, for free !
In the main living room, he built a set of steps down into the river itself, so Mr Kaufmann could take a dip whenever he wanted too ! ::::
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Falling Water is wonderful. It is set over a waterfall in very rural Pennsylvania. He used local building material for most of the construction. The interior is very cosy, with lots of earth colours, and natural materials.
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The stone floors are the actual stones taken from the river bed. The Johnson Wax company, which Wright designed a headquarters for in Wisconsin, still come in every year, to strip off the old wax polish and replace it, for free !
In the main living room, he built a set of steps down into the river itself, so Mr Kaufmann could take a dip whenever he wanted too ! ::::
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jno...I visited a similar house to the Ennis place, in LA, about 16 years ago :::
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It was built in 1919, but looks much more recent. Its built out of preformed concrete blocks, in the same way as the Ennis House ( which was used as filming location in "Blade Runner" )
The difficulty with these concrete block houses is that the material reacts rather badly with the pollution you find in LA. This, of course, wasn't an issue in 1919 ! The Ennis House was also badly damaged by an earthquake in 1994.
The Hollyhock House is easy to visit and well worth it if you are in the area again. Its part of a large art gallery complex. The new tube network in LA stops right beside the house, so it couldn't be easier to get to.
While I am on the subject of FLW, not all his houses were built for very wealthy people. Here are two more that I have visited :::
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Again, the interiors are beautiful....lots of natural stone and wood. Also note that all the furniture, carpets, rugs and seating, etc was designed by Wright as well !
If anybody is interested, Falling Water and Kentuck Knob are quite close together, so its quite easy to visit both in the same day.
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It was built in 1919, but looks much more recent. Its built out of preformed concrete blocks, in the same way as the Ennis House ( which was used as filming location in "Blade Runner" )
The difficulty with these concrete block houses is that the material reacts rather badly with the pollution you find in LA. This, of course, wasn't an issue in 1919 ! The Ennis House was also badly damaged by an earthquake in 1994.
The Hollyhock House is easy to visit and well worth it if you are in the area again. Its part of a large art gallery complex. The new tube network in LA stops right beside the house, so it couldn't be easier to get to.
While I am on the subject of FLW, not all his houses were built for very wealthy people. Here are two more that I have visited :::
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Again, the interiors are beautiful....lots of natural stone and wood. Also note that all the furniture, carpets, rugs and seating, etc was designed by Wright as well !
If anybody is interested, Falling Water and Kentuck Knob are quite close together, so its quite easy to visit both in the same day.
jno....you appear to be a fellow fan than !
I was lucky to have a "Architectural Students" tour of Taliesin West. I fibbed a bit but no one seemed to mind ! It started very early in the morning, as it can get very hot in Phoenix in the summer. I also did the same with Falling Water and the Zimmerman House in New Hampshire ! I am quite knowledgeable about Mr Wright, so it wasn't difficult to keep up with all those earnest young architects on the tours !
Taliesin East is also well worth a visit, and his own house there is a delight.
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I visited the Johnson Wax building in Racine, Wisconsin, and was amazed by its interior :::
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Here is a house that Wright built for Johnson, that is rarely seen or discussed. I have tried to visit over the years but have so far been unsuccessful ::::
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I was lucky to have a "Architectural Students" tour of Taliesin West. I fibbed a bit but no one seemed to mind ! It started very early in the morning, as it can get very hot in Phoenix in the summer. I also did the same with Falling Water and the Zimmerman House in New Hampshire ! I am quite knowledgeable about Mr Wright, so it wasn't difficult to keep up with all those earnest young architects on the tours !
Taliesin East is also well worth a visit, and his own house there is a delight.
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I visited the Johnson Wax building in Racine, Wisconsin, and was amazed by its interior :::
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Here is a house that Wright built for Johnson, that is rarely seen or discussed. I have tried to visit over the years but have so far been unsuccessful ::::
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it's such a big country, I'll never see anything. Especially when I devote half my time there to shopping malls (everything's so cheap).
I did get to the Bradbury Building in LA, not one of Wright's but also in Blade Runner.
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But I suppose I should start at home - I've never even seen a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.
I did get to the Bradbury Building in LA, not one of Wright's but also in Blade Runner.
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But I suppose I should start at home - I've never even seen a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.
Good on you Ivor ! If you ever get to the States, visit one of Wrights houses, if you can.
Actually, the next time you up in Town, go to the V+A....there is an example of his interior designs there ::::
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Actually, the next time you up in Town, go to the V+A....there is an example of his interior designs there ::::
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