Favorite homes/estates in the U.S.

mink31 · Jul 10, 2008

^^Who's being held in there?

LabelKing · Jul 10, 2008

It was great and underrated architect, Edward Durell Stone's personal home in New York.

It was a traditional brownstone-type building which he erected a grille over. It cause a large amount of controversy of which he seemed to have been fond of.

Artisan Fan · Jul 10, 2008

Originally Posted by GQgeek

That is pretty awesome.

Agreed and I'm not a big modern fan.

gdl203 · Jul 12, 2008

What a spectacular deal. Any SFer near Lake Forest, IL looking for a new home to buy?
http://mcarch.wordpress.com/2008/05/...-is-jack-viks/

zjpj83 · Jul 12, 2008

^^^ Exterior looks like a prep school dorm.

Do you agree with the link's desription of it as a "beauty." I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

freshcutgrass · Jul 12, 2008

It was great and underrated architect, Edward Durell Stone's personal home in New York.

Agreed...the facade on the townhouse is genius (the interior is ok). I don't think he's that under-rated (every big architect had their critics), but I love his under-stated, yet super luxury, decadent approach to 70's modernism, which had become boring in it's re-hashing of the standard International Style. I see him as kind of the Karl Springer of architecture. We have a rather large piece of his work here on our skyline (First Canadian Place). Although 300 lb slabs of Carrara marble falling 60 stories is not doing its reputation any good. Bah...practicality...who needs it.

LabelKing · Jul 12, 2008

Originally Posted by freshcutgrass

Agreed...the facade on the townhouse is genius (the interior is ok). I don't think he's that under-rated (every big architect had their critics), but I love his under-stated, yet super luxury, decadent approach to modernism, which had become boring in it's re-hashing of the standard International Style. I see him as kind of the Karl Springer of architecture. We have a rather large piece of his work here on our skyline (First Canadian Place). Although 300 lb slabs of Carrara marble falling 60 stories is not doing its reputation any good. Bah...practicality...who needs it.
I think Durrel Stone is under-rated in today's context. His work is considered rather unfashionable these days even with a resurgence of interest in Modernism. His frequent use of grilles and "luxe" swank elements has made him dated with today's trends, which frankly, is how I want it to be. Young people don't like his work because the designs don't suit their minimalist tendencies and doesn't have a brand cachet as say, Le Corbusier, and mainstream types are going to be appalled. However, that is a problem when it comes to preserving his work--look at the disgusting treatment that his 40, Columbus Circle is getting: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=50280 A lot of his work has already been disfigured and torn down.

freshcutgrass · Jul 12, 2008

His frequent use of grilles and "luxe" swank elements has made him dated with today's trends, which frankly, is how I want it to be.

Well, that's the curse of being ahead of trends. It is the better of two evils. These things generally have a 30-50 year hibernation period before it is rediscovered. I think I see it coming, as I've noticed a lot of interest in Brazilian design (furniture, architecture) of the same period, which does, when I think about it, have a similar swagger and rich materials.

And we'll all be driving a Jensen Interceptor. he he

LabelKing · Jul 12, 2008

Originally Posted by freshcutgrass

Well, that's the curse of being ahead of trends. It is the better of two evils. These things generally have a 30-50 year hibernation period before it is rediscovered. I think I see it coming, as I've noticed a lot of interest in Brazilian design (furniture, architecture) of the same period, which does, when I think about it, have a similar swagger and rich materials. And we'll all be driving a Jensen Interceptor. he he
This is true. My favorite Brazilian architect is Joao Artacho who did some wonderful apartment buildings. Loos also utilized rich natural materials, but contemporary architecture these days take his Ornament Is Crime too seriously whilst eschewing his love of "virtuous" materials--everything is some blonde wood in combination with insipid "natural" stones or a variety of steel. I'll drive a Lagonda.

eidolon · Jul 12, 2008

Originally Posted by Connemara

Don't forget to explain the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer.

Well, a sorcerer has magical talent in his blood, and he becomes stronger by calling upon and shaping his power, while wizards traditionally master magic as a result of dedicated study of lore and tend to channel their magicks through an instrument like a wand or a staff...

gdl203 · Jul 12, 2008

Originally Posted by zjpj83

^^^ Exterior looks like a prep school dorm.

Do you agree with the link's desription of it as a "beauty." I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Absolutely agree with the blog comments - I think it's a beautiful house. Clearly inspired by MvdR. I'm not sure I understand your comment about a dorm. It's a two-level house entirely wrapped in glass which links exterior to interior in a very natural way. Does it look like it was built in 1960? Sure, but for me that's a good thing. Different strokes for different folks....

$2.2 million for this unique house seems like a bargain to me (3 bed, 3 bath, 4 acres, 8-car garage, 800 sq ft living room) . Then again, I live in the city so my perception of value is completely warped.

TheFoo · Jul 12, 2008

^^^ I agree; that's gorgeous.

Manton · Jul 12, 2008

Glessner house by HH Richardson:

eidolon · Jul 12, 2008

Since a dislike of castles has been mentioned, am I the only one who is super-freaked out by all these houses that have glass running almost the entire exterior of the property? I'm not someone who's overly paranoid, but there's something exceptionally weird to me about being viewable throughout most of your house at all times.

I've seen some great places with glass walls (Channel 4's Grand Design is a favorite show of mine, that huge house in Scotland was amazing), but I can't imagine living in some of these prefabs that are just all glass on the exterior.

TheFoo · Jul 12, 2008

Originally Posted by eidolon

Since a dislike of castles has been mentioned, am I the only one who is super-freaked out by all these houses that have glass running almost the entire exterior of the property? I'm not someone who's overly paranoid, but there's something exceptionally weird to me about being viewable throughout most of your house at all times.

I've seen some great places with glass walls (Channel 4's Grand Design is a favorite show of mine, that huge house in Scotland was amazing), but I can't imagine living in some of these prefabs that are just all glass on the exterior.

I think the key is to be on a large wooded lot. My parents' house has a lot of windows but they're surrounded by trees and have a lot of space.

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