Great read, thanks for scanning and posting this!
Does anyone know if the "Yazoo shuffle" continued to wreak havoc on this house after the now-40 year old restoration?
SDR, while the plans of Hughes and Lamberson are so similar, it appears that Hughes had grander vertical ambitions? The article says that the living room window-wall reaches a height of 14'...! It'd be neat to experience both homes and compare impressions. I'd guess both work wonderfully well for their individual purpose, which as always, is the absolute wonder of the simple adaptability of Wright's Usonian concept.
j. willis hughes house (fountainhead)
Re: j. willis hughes house (fountainhead)
There isn't much that unites the two houses beyond the remarkable series of data points on the plan drawings; the material palette. the proportions, and the interior volumes (as you suggest) all vary considerably.
One wonders how Mr Wright (or, with his blessing, someone else, like studio head drafter/job assigner Jack Howe) chose a particular plan type for any commission. It seems clear that some designs which were on Wright's mind, and sometimes on the drafting boards, at the same time influenced the choice; at other times a plan would lie dormant before being revived---sometimes repeatedly. I'll let you or others find examples to support this observation, which is hardly novel at this point.
S
One wonders how Mr Wright (or, with his blessing, someone else, like studio head drafter/job assigner Jack Howe) chose a particular plan type for any commission. It seems clear that some designs which were on Wright's mind, and sometimes on the drafting boards, at the same time influenced the choice; at other times a plan would lie dormant before being revived---sometimes repeatedly. I'll let you or others find examples to support this observation, which is hardly novel at this point.
S