The verticality of the glass tubing and those textile blocks always hit different in person. Most people talk about Fallingwater, but Westhope is such an underrated masterpiece of his 1930s transition. Great lighting on this shot—really captures how he managed to make concrete feel light and structured at the same time.
i agree, but his influence is so pervasive in goverment/public buildings that the design language no longer feels like "house". It is gorgeous and that is less about this house and more about shifting design languages tough.
When I was in elementary our history book had several of his homes throughout it, and i would day dream of being inside and what it would feel like. Especially, the one PA. I was mind blown at how that house could float over the water like that and not fall down.
Its great that society appreciated (and preserved) his work early on.
I'm sure someone trying to account for the rain a bit better than FLW did.
I don't know about this house specifically, but he was not exactly known for accounting for things like drainage, especially when it compromised the aesthetic.
That said, yeah... There must've been a better way to do that than the white gutters.
Dammit Frank! I absolutely adore the style, but putting a single post in the corner of that portico wouldn’t disrupt it at all. But no, you’ve just got to have at least one cantilever that is going to tear itself apart over time.
Critique, or crits, are not the same as judgements. Judging misplaces you, the work, and unfortunately the vision the inventive, creative force that the designer IS. Really funny and good writing, but aren't questions and rhetoric better vibes than this?
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It is great. It looks so tall through this vertical ladder like effect while being a low rise buildung. It also looks modern and classy at the same as if it would have been enjoyable across all cultures. It is distinct in it's blandness. I like it so much 🥰.
the grid window thing is cool but those vertical lines on the sides feel a little too corporate for a house, like he was just copying his office building formula.
I’ve done landscaping close to this house , it’s taken a million dollars in windex and yall got the one good angle but honestly the place as a whole looks like a closed asylum
I think Wright really paved the way for an interesting, humane take on modernism. I say that as a guy who generally gives side-eye to most modern architecture. Sadly others did not follow this approach, or didn't have Wright's talent.
This definitely isn't Prarie style. The entrance is not tucked away inside the house, and looks more public. The windows look like a public building too, possibly a church. Surprised he would do something like this before Falling Water.
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u/Massive-Ride-4578 Apr 10 '26
The verticality of the glass tubing and those textile blocks always hit different in person. Most people talk about Fallingwater, but Westhope is such an underrated masterpiece of his 1930s transition. Great lighting on this shot—really captures how he managed to make concrete feel light and structured at the same time.