But building the $2.25 million steel-and-glass structure he had in mind presented a number of challenges on Fire Island.
For starters, they had to dig 10 feet below sea level to bury the wood piles. Then they had to put a steel frame on top that could support 25 tons of glass.
Sam Wood, the contractor, had been working on Fire Island for 30 years and had never seen anything like it. “It’s built like a mini-skyscraper,” he said.
— nytimes.com
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“It’s built like a mini-skyscraper,” and yet it looks like a car dealership.
^Haha. It totally looks like a car dealership.
Every house I've ever seen that was designed by a big commercial firm is an exercise in blatant stupidity.
Stupid article, glorifying excess and framing it as modesty. And the size/cost numbers don't line up.
What the f is this shit?
very nice
nice... here is daddy rudy.
much better.
Thanks Orhan for that photo. In all the pictures I have seen of that house I never realized this was the front elevation. Most photos show the stairs and the long balcony which I always assumed was facing the ocean.
$2.25 million? That thing better be huge.
I'm generally a big fan of Meier, but this project seems beneath him. Seems like it was a favor for a friend that got passed off to a junior designer...or something.
Also, Papa Rudy owns. Nice pic Orhan.
you are welcome guys.
The "car dealership" critique is apt.
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