Built in 1970, ‘House II’ by Peter Eisenman is a major icon of structuralist architecture—and it’s now on the market for $850K.
One of ten experimental houses Eisenman designed, only four of which were built, House II is heavily influenced by the work of Noam Chomsky. The house comprises three two-story bays sheathed in plywood and intercut with skylights, partial walls, and openings in the floor. But the design wasn’t exactly contextually-appropriate: its flat roof didn’t mesh with the cold Vermont winters. So the original designers added a slightly sloped roof, floor grates, and expanded walls.
Even then, House II suffered from leaks and moisture-trapping paint. Eventually, in 2000, the rather deteriorated house was renovated and brought back to its original design “less as a practical dwelling than as a landmark of late-twentieth-century architecture”, according to the Society of Architectural Historians.
Now it can be yours! Situated on a beautiful 80-acre plot of land, it comes with a barn featuring four stalls and studio-guest quarters. Check out the listing here.
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“less as a practical dwelling than as a landmark of late-twentieth-century architecture”
What a perfect, tragic summary of late-twentieth-century Architecture.
This place is about 44 miles east of Burlington, VT. and about 34 miles south of the Canadian border. They have two seasons there: Winter and Getting Ready for Winter.
If I had the free cash, I'd buy it in order to tear it down.
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I read today in Curbed that the current owners have announced that they will accept a bid from someone interested in the acres it sits on, not House II itself...unless they receive the same or better offer (US$425k) by the end of June 2017.
I'm no friend of Eisenman's (he was an instructor of mine), but the imminent demolition irks me. The house was the subject of quite an interesting article (especially if you know Peter) in 2002 in the NYT, describing its restoration from a near-ruinous state.
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