Wright Chat

DavidC · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 6448 Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Wright-style house comes on the market in Croton

David

Paul Ringstrom · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 3932 Location: Mason City, IA

I do not have a Roy Johnson on my list of apprentices.

I have a Robert and a Duke, but no Roy.

peterm · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

I assume this is not the same house, but designed by apprentice Aaron Resnick and located in the same town:

http://www.movoto.com/ny/108-truesdale-dr-croton-on-hudson/481_2928942.htm

DavidC · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 6448 Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Looks like this is the one the article talks about - (and I haven't come up w/ a Roy Johnson (mentioned as Roy M. in the article and Roy S. in the listing) as an apprentice, either).

David

SDR · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 16025 Location: San Francisco

Thanks, David. I don't think I've encountered a roof like that, with its dominance of the interior experience. How about the dining room. . .!

SDR

egads · Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 887 Location: Long Beach CA

How about that balcony? Watch your head!

SDR · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 16025 Location: San Francisco

Yeah - I thought the same thing. A fixed table or other furnishing, centered under the beam, might have been a solution ?

SDR

DevraB · Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 1

We were told (by the daughter of the original owner and builder) that our 1956 Larchmont house was designed by Roy Johnson, a disciple of Wright. It is an amazing, amazing house (to us and most who see it) -- red cedar, about 90 windows and architecture that unites indoors with outdoors. We have been eager to learn about the architect. It does resemble the Croton house. I would be happy to email photos and a link to circlepix on request.

Would like to hear more about Roy Johnson. DevraB

SDR · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 16025 Location: San Francisco

Devra's house:

SDR · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 16025 Location: San Francisco

The owner has permitted me to post other photos of this interesting house.

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2 Paneled bands are cabinets !

3 Kitchen, at left of facade. Note shaped ridge-beam tail. . .

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5 Bedoom, right end of facade

6 Rooms at rear open onto dramatic landscape

8 Wall-hung bedroom cabinet

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10 Upper floor is U-shaped

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Roderick Grant · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 8454

What an extraordinary site! The house is good, but the site is great.

SDR · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 16025 Location: San Francisco

You can see glacially-sculpted rock outcropping of this type in many places in southern New York State -- including Central Park, I believe.

http://www.dukelabs.com/Abstracts%20and%20Papers/JESCM1994GANJ.htm

It's quite dramatic and lovely, isn't it. . .

SDR

vermontmodern · Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 2

Roy S. Johnson is listed as the architect of record for a house in Randolph, Vermont. It was built in 1953 for Miriam Flick, and featured in an extensive article in the December 1953 issue of House Beautiful magazine.

The design is obviously influenced by Wright's work. If anyone has biographical information about Johnson, please let me know.

Thanks.

vermontmodern · Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 2

You can view images of the Flick House at http://www.vermontmodern.com/Home/architects-designers/roy-s-johnson/flick-house-1953.[/url]

emshore · Joined: 23 Nov 2011 Posts: 1

I live in a house in Hastings on Hudson, NY that was designed by Roy Sigvard Johnson. The house was built for the photographer Elliott Erwitt and was featured in Architectural Record in 1961. I would be interested to see other examples of his work.