Frank Lloyd Wright lifespan anchors him in Arts and Crafts
WrightMackintosh rationalized no applied ornamentation rooted to floor no organicism could be argued Arts and Crafts as well as Art Nouveau furniture
background did not like to admit that anyone else inspired him froebel blocks—played with as a child
background
Wright House, Oak Park, IL, architecture shingle style—with brick and stone little classical detailing—palladian window
Winslow House, River Forest, IL, 1893 architecture starts to create elements of “prairie style”— inspired by long sweeping horizontal line of the prairie heavy eaves– creates heavy shadow clay tile brick (used as veneer)
architectural detail clay tile Roman brick used clay tiles— somewhat like Louis Sullivan long slender “Roman brick”
Robie House, FLW, Chicago, IL, 1909 architecture further development of prairie style clear interest in the horizontal line
architecture very modern looking—everything else was craftsman or beaux arts very innovative
architecture Louis Sullivan—saw grid & construction Frank Lloyd Wright—hides structure
architectural detail Roman brick—flush vertical joint to accentuate horizontal nature
architecture Where is front door? have to search for the door—forces you to explore the building more closely
architecture front door?
architecture front door?
architecture front door?
architecture front door
architecture open plan—staircase & fireplace separate spaces visually really wants to “break out of the box”—designs rectangular box & takes every opportunity to break through
interiors
uses COMPRESSION— small entry, tight stair and then RELEASE—large, spacious living room 17 th century colonial homes were inspiration— horizontal beams, hearth was heart of American culture
interiors furniture emphasizes horizontality—all one level
interiors windows negate corners—breaks out of box
interiors door goes out to space under extended eaves
interiors bay window points out at an angle—extending space
interior detail pure geometry—abstracted foliage in order to see real nature, see his abstracted design in front of it
interiors fireplace used to divide space—hearth, center role chimney—only piece on exterior with verticality all lighting built-in
interiors carves out niche to emphasize idea of one room
interiors recognized furniture was not comfortable very Art Nouveau in the sense that light is built-in to table table glows, rest of room is in shadow—chairs also block out view—enhances social interaction
Larkin Building, FLW, Buffalo, NY, 1904 with furniture by Steelcase Corporation architecture
exterior is all brick—bright red/oranges vertical circulation is expressed at corners
architecture large atrium that goes all the way to the top floor
architecture/interiors open office planning— beginning of the cubicle built strictly in a hierarchal sense—very open at bottom (women) to more closed and secluded at top (men)
architecture/interiors open plan pros: flexible group and regroup people as you need to does not create any dead circulation space cons: noisy no privacy shows your status clearly
interiors
middle management—more of a sense of enclosure
furniture early versions of office chairs—look machine made 3 legged design tipped over easily—had to redesign
furniture follows prairie style—long horizontal planes tipped if too much stuff was put on side with drawers
architecture falling water just outside of Pittsburgh
architectural detail communes with nature— manmade beams and rock work together to form foundation
architectural detail stairway takes you right to water of river built beams around trees
architecture compressed entry
architecture
interiors built-in, low horizontal furniture reds, oranges, yellows—focus is on the views
interiors fireplace uses the sphere and square motif indentation in rock wall to hold sphere
interiors stairway takes you right to water of river
interiors
Arts and Crafts ideals—more of a folk craft style
interiors bookshelves custom built to fit stairs
interiors design detail—space in desktop for window to open