A modern masterpiece of glass and redwood, the home of architect Ray Kappe is often referenced as one of the greatest residences in Southern California, looks much the same today as it did a half-century ago—a contemporary extension of the early SoCal glass-house tradition, begun decades earlier by architects like Rudolph Schindler, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Harwell Hamilton Harris. — nowness
I remember writing this back in 2006 for an AIA convention piece.
"Kappe Houses are interesting in that they visually take you to places without you physically moving an inch. His spaces don't stop. You can look but you won't see a line that doesn't depart, travel, connect or fly away into the canyons. He is daringly modern, moving you through the bottlenecks of organized combustion before dropping you in his poetry of space, architectural construction, scale, light and experiment."
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"I've always sought out the
edges, the views, and a feeling
of expansiveness."
"I was once asked what I think
are the ten most important principles
that helped make me a successful
architect, planner, and educator...
(1) Think positively, not negatively.
(2) Accept structure but know that
it is to be questioned and broken
when necessary.
(3) Always be willing to explore,
experiment and invent. Do not
accept the status quo.
(4) Know yourself and keep your
work consistent with who you are
and how you think.
(5) Maintain good moral and social
values.
(6) Be humble, honest, compassionate,
and egalitarian.
(7) Have conviction about your work.
(8) Be open and say yes to most
ideas and requests. The good ones
will be valuable, the bad ones will
cease to exist.
(9) Allow employees and fellow
workers freedom and the ability
to work to their strengths. Avoid
hierarchy.
(10) Money should be the residual
of work, not the goal. But do not
compromise your worth."
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