Marcel Breuer's empty Brutalist building in Reston, VA, is no more. It was lastly the incarnation of a newspaper guild (or something) a few years ago. It has been torn town after sitting empty for years to make way for townhomes.
Miles Jaffe
May 8, 17 6:26 pm
Alas. Nobody knows anything, money is their only measure.
My father's favorite house was recently razed and replaced with some spec gambrel PoS.
Miles, your father did some really great work. Just looking at the website the projects are all very well designed.
And that's a damn shame. I hope their new house is cursed.
GloriaMonet1
May 8, 17 8:20 pm
It's saddened me on some point by just viewing that picture. :/
Volunteer
May 9, 17 8:28 am
Miles,
Can't believe they tore down your father's house. It was really striking with the stone and glass as designed. A minimalist landscape architect would have known enough to add very little, if anything. Any chance of taking the plans and building another?
Miles Jaffe
May 9, 17 12:29 pm
The problem is not recreating the work but rather finding a client who is both aesthetically sophisticated and financially capable. In my experience that is an increasingly rare combination.
Non Sequitur
May 9, 17 12:42 pm
But Miles, the new house has an elevator and WIFI fridge!
...but your link is cock-blocked by my office's webfilter so I don't know what I'm comparing.
Marcel Breuer's empty Brutalist building in Reston, VA, is no more. It was lastly the incarnation of a newspaper guild (or something) a few years ago. It has been torn town after sitting empty for years to make way for townhomes.
Alas. Nobody knows anything, money is their only measure.
My father's favorite house was recently razed and replaced with some spec gambrel PoS.
http://www.normanjaffe.com/lloyds.html
Miles, your father did some really great work. Just looking at the website the projects are all very well designed.
And that's a damn shame. I hope their new house is cursed.
It's saddened me on some point by just viewing that picture. :/
Miles,
Can't believe they tore down your father's house. It was really striking with the stone and glass as designed. A minimalist landscape architect would have known enough to add very little, if anything. Any chance of taking the plans and building another?
The problem is not recreating the work but rather finding a client who is both aesthetically sophisticated and financially capable. In my experience that is an increasingly rare combination.
But Miles, the new house has an elevator and WIFI fridge!
...but your link is cock-blocked by my office's webfilter so I don't know what I'm comparing.