Resource: (American Digital Archive- Lots here!)
and a particular piece i love
This piece designed by Ramon Esteve- (i have a book with more on this Villa)- strikes me as I am obsessed with the horizon line and how color moves and changes along the horizon. The infinity pool that abuts the view of the water and then the water adjacent to the sky puts me in a reverie that is just indescribable!
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I looked at the Digital Archive of American Architecture, like jesse, and i found three buildings that I really like, the first was the Bradley ("Airplane") House, designed by Purcell & Elmslie in Wood's Hole MA. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/woodhole2.jpg
i really like this house because i feel that it combines classic elements of houses, like the shingles on the sides, with a different, juxtaposed shape, the semicircle jutting from the house.
The next house i liked was the Gropius Residence, designed by Walter Gropius, in Lincoln MA http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/gropius/gropius2.jpg
what i really like about this house, is the amount of ope space that it seems to incorperate. there is that sections that is cut off and has a roof over it, but is open to the elements, http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/gropius/gropius3.jpg , and the balcony that is inside the house, but is still open to the outside, best seen in the first picture.
Finally, the last house I really liked was the Arnoldi Triplex designed by Frank Gehry in Venice CA http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/gehry01.jpg and http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20th/gehry02.jpg
what I really like about this is the repetition of the motif of that split pipe that is reversed on the last bulding to stop the similarity. The black house is my favorite, because of that little piece of it that is off kilter because, like i said with Jo-Sar's skyscraper, i really like things that look physically impossible or totally out of place, but yet totally work where they are. Sorry about the images, i tried to post them but all I could do were the links.
I really liked the Bradley “Airplane” House because of the rounded window area, definitely something I have always loved in houses, and its open and airy feel: very important for a beach house. I also enjoyed the feeling of the rounded Sears house.
Simply upon typing “houses” into google images I fell upon some quite wonderful houses.
I will give some examples and suggest that everybody do some shopping around among the variety that shows up:
http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/amazing-beach-houses-klein-bottle-house1.jpg
I think this house is really unique and cool, although it is not really my style.
http://i.pbase.com/g6/18/371818/2/78794713.RTrkrlgx.jpg
I think these are so cute! This is a very livable type of house and I could picture myself living there, although perhaps not the most architecturally forward, it is a good inspiration.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/1490914525_aae5ae7975_o.jpg
I love this type of house. This is one reason why I love Mexican villages and things like that. They are so appropriate for the feeling of the area, especially in this picture with the inclining street and narrow plot.
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/futuristic/?start=15
I like all of these houses because they are really “modern.” I especially love the first one and the dome shaped ones. I used to love these houses when I was little, they are so sleek and hip and creative.
Nora
I used a couple different resources for my image searching. I have really weird taste in residential buildings so it was hard for me to find styles that I consistently liked or website resources that consistently had pleasing designs. Nevertheless, I used the Zavod big blog (http://www.zavodbig.com/) some cool stuff there, sometimes to ‘modern’. I found an architecture award website with some cool buildings (http://www.timber.net.au/awards/home.htm). And I also checked out the one Jesse used (link below, I believe). Some images:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/gropius/gropius4.jpg
(Gropius House)
- I love how Gropius deals with the surrounding land on this one. Subtle, but a really nice contrast between the pitch of the land, the straight lines of the house, and the spiral of the staircase.
http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/terrigal-beach-house-jorge-hrdina-architects2.jpg
(Terrigal Beach House by Jorge Hrdina)
- I'm in love with this one. My favorite picture by far. There is a nice separation from the beach, yet you still feel close and like you could take an ocean dip whenever you wanted. Also the skyline and pool interaction is phenomenal.
http://www.nathankraxberger.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0
(I dont know the architect or building name, but the photographer is a close family friend)
- This building has an excellent balance between traditional 'homey' 'sit by the fire and read a book' type feel, while staying fresh with large windows and lots of open space.
http://www.medialaunch.com.au/abjon.jpg
(Jon King's beach house)
- Very nice layer work (semi-shoutout to F.lloydR. on this one). Great interaction with surrounding nature. Again, modern design, yet the 'homey' pipe and bourbon feel isn't lost.
http://www.nathangoodarchitect.com/portfolio/2_cannon/outside1.jpg
(Nathan Good, cannon beach residence)
- Again its that indescribable old school look with a fresh design. (I'm starting to see a pattern here....). It feels almost like a hunting lodge, but at the same time it's not out of context at the beach. Great job with the big window on this one too.
I did a search for house on Google and here is what I found. Some are more for conversation than a reflection of my taste. So here you go:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm311/arhitecturamoderna/modern_house_gdep.jpg
http://montanafilm.com/projects/Monster_Nation/Modern%20house4.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2386745491_60745c7862.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/2386744851_5bcbb2d9a0.jpg
http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/toilet-house.jpg
http://www.dezeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/top-ten-6302-schemata-house.jpg
http://englishrussia.com/images/upside_down_house.jpg
http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/21/car_house_in_austria.jpg
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