Article: Fletcher House by Humphrey Hall - Christchurch, New Zealand

[DavidC]

'Secret' character Mid-century home built for Fletcher family is listed in Christchurch


David

[SDR]

Don't miss the owner's site: http://fletcherhouse.co.nz

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[DavidC]

A Stellar Work of Midcentury Modern Architecture Is Up For Sale in New Zealand


David

[DavidC]

Mid-century Fletcher House in Christchurch sold privately


David

[SDR]

The tall lantern outside the Fletcher house reminds one of some of Wright's, and Wrightians', lanterns and ventilators, most prominently found at the Stevens house, Auldbrass. Some of the examples there may be the work of restoration architect Eric Lloyd Wright, but the prototype rooftop ventilator appears on the original drawings. The stable roof there relates to the form of these accessories.






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Photos by Paul Rocheleau, Anthony Peres, and Alan Weintraub

[Roderick Grant]

There is also one such at Gillin, which incorporates a wind chime.

[DRN]

Alden Dow designed a stacked lantern in this vein:
https://www.abdow.org/product/set-of-th ... -lanterns/
The Alden Dow Foundation calls these “Petal Lanterns”

Oddly enough, I saw one poking up above a parapet along the twisty stretch of Lombard Street in SF in November 2016.

The lantern’s form reminds me of a flower that pops up in my lawn in very early spring, Red or purple Dead-nettle:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/michelebal ... garis/amp/

[SDR]

The Lombard Street lanterns (I guess; I'll have to go there in the evening some time to see if they are light fixtures . . .).