Wright Chat

SDR The house is quite efficient to heat even with the tall ceilings in some areas. The combination of Mr. Wrights well thought out design, and some modern technology make a very comfortable and economical house, dare I say"green". Operational clearstory windows, combined with wide overhan...

Cork was used as the only flooring surface throughout the house. And yes I also used it on the kickplates in the kitchen and on top of all of the shelves. At first we were apprehensive about the product but after much research and 1.5 years of living with it there are no regrets. It is quiet, easy u...

The house is based on the basic Usonion L layout, and probably closest to the Maxwell Smith floorplan. I have to admit much to the consternation of some on this site there was no architect involved. We had a very strong idea on the direction of the house, between the builder and the architectural en...

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On the interior we used an oil urathane satin finish by Zar. It is very durable and could be applied with a sprayer or brush. On the exterior Sikens was used, but the jury is still out on that product. The important part was to not cover up the natural beauty of the cypress

Several months ago SDR volunteered his expertise in response to a post I had about building an entertainment cabinet. Over a year later, here's the finished product with a few minor, on-the-fly revisions. We've seen many of SDR's drawings on this site but have seen few come to fruition. Thanks SDR! ...

I wonder if the G/W house would pass the modern engineering requirements of new construction. I know in the northern regions snow load is a big factor. How would modern building code and the multiple inspections of a new construction effected Mr. Wrights designs? I could only imagine the arguments w...

Based upon everyone suggestions it looks like an excellent solution would be to have a combination of shelves and cabinet run the entire length of the wall. I like the idea of the structure being suspended and occupying the space of the center 3 boards. In addressing the horizontal plane of the hous...

Thanks everyone for the insight. Your comments are helping me look at things from some different angles. The most important thing is to hide the TV. We only use it for at most an hour a day and do not need to have it dominate the room the rest of the time. I also agree the cabinet and shelves should...

SDR: I appreciate your interest. For your reference here are more pictures of the house: http://idisk.mac.com/l_palombi-Public/IMG_1591.gif http://idisk.mac.com/l_palombi-Public/IMG_1592.gif http://idisk.mac.com/l_palombi-Public/IMG_1588.gif http://idisk.mac.com/l_palombi-Public/IMG_1590.gif Regardi...

SDR responded to PrairieMod's post about built-ins with some great pictures and I wanted to post these pictures to see if anyone can suggest a solution to my issue. I'm looking for a creative built-in to hide the stereo & tv in my living room. I'm thinking of a tv lift to completely hide the tv ...

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We thoroughly commend you for your energy and dedication to your dream. Something you said in your last post really struck a chord; " I really spent a lot of time trying to identify the key features within Jacobs 1 that appealed to Emma and...