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David's Oct 19 link shows, in the second-to-last photo, what looks like a perimeter hot-air vent. This presumably answers my question about the kind of heating system installed in the reconstructed house. I had wondered whether the separate floor "tiles" -- rather than a continuous slab -- was explained by the anticipated need to access one or another of a gravity-heat piping system's zones . . .

SDR

SDR:

Having just toured there, the house has an in-floor heating system installed as well as the 'minimally invasive' supplys you mentioned under each window for cooling purposes.


David

Thanks. So, the separated slab elements may have been intended to provide emergency access to the system ? One wouldn't think that today's plastic tubing would be subject to failure -- but maybe someone thought it best to play it safe . . .

SDR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mi9Z-3Dnv4 (posted by David on the previous page)

It's hard to know who this video was made for -- or perhaps the question is "why is it posted on YouTube ?" But I enjoyed it, for several reasons:



This still and the next one show a particularly effective lighting arrangement at the linear seat -- both the wall wash and the individual fixtures.



More of the same at the dining table. Where does this light come from ?



I guess there are really skinny lamps behind the leading edge of the bottom shelf -- maybe LEDs ?



The exterior soffits have patterned boarding reminiscent of Jacobs I.





And this is a nice shot of the minimal carport:

I put together a 3,000-word article on Bachman-Wilson which appears this week in the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly. They give me 14 pages of text and photographs. It's not available online and I don't have a PDF. But if you make a donation to the Wright Foundation or look for it at Wright gift shops, you should be able to obtain a copy. I'll be interested in your feedback.

'Natural Inspiration' Video Highlights Fay Jones-Frank Lloyd Wright Ties - [1:49]


David

RonMcCrea wrote:I put together a 3,000-word article on Bachman-Wilson which appears this week in the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly. They give me 14 pages of text and photographs. It's not available online and I don't have a PDF. But if you make a donation to the Wright Foundation or look for it at Wright gift shops, you should be able to obtain a copy. I'll be interested in your feedback.

Outstanding - looking forward to receiving my copy!

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House is Now in Arkansas


David

Encountering a Frank Lloyd Wright House 1,200 Miles from Where It First Stood


David

Had an inquiry from a recent visitor who noticed the difference from the original plan; the kitchen seems to retain its enlarged state dating from the changes made circa 1970, while the laundry room has vanished.

I though we had mention of that modification and its retention in the rebuilt house, somewhere here, but I can't find it. The visitor pointed me to this plan at the Tarantino site:

http://www.tarantinostudio.com/FLLW_BW_ ... Plans.html

See Storrer plan at page 5 of the thread.

SDR

Deconstructing the Bachman-Wilson House - [3:55]


David

Frank Lloyd Wright, Bachman-Wilson House
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David