great video. it's really enlightening to see a Modern house that has not only endured for so long, but has weathered well and remains warm, livable and humane.
fantastic video! this is one of the only examples of a larger house that i have seen that doesn't seem as large because of the way it is designed and integrated into the landscape.
thanks for sharing.
"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. Hello Ray, once more."
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Video makes a key point.
Modern doesn't have to mean sterile, cold and "unfriendly"...
Just often does (unfortunately) in the publics mind.
great video. it's really enlightening to see a Modern house that has not only endured for so long, but has weathered well and remains warm, livable and humane.
fantastic video! this is one of the only examples of a larger house that i have seen that doesn't seem as large because of the way it is designed and integrated into the landscape.
thanks for sharing.
is it really that large, though? it's only 20' wide. tall, yes but it doesn't seem to be overly expansive (only seems like it)
interesting, that he too has a manifesto of sorts...
"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."
- from AIA06 Diary: An Architect Goes Towards the Edge
a masterful work.
holz - where did you find that list? i dig.
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