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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:30 pm
by SDR
The so-called dream house---a confection reminiscent of Wright's early work---stuck me at first glance as embodying three elements characteristic of, among other things, Wright's (very
early) Unity Chapel in Spring Green: a prominent stone base rising to window-sill height; wood-sided walls with connected windows resting upon that base; and a prominent hipped roof.
S
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:36 am
by Roderick Grant
What weighs down Dream House is the massiveness and complexity of the roof, extending way too far out. The design of the chapel is much more elegant, in spite of the steep roof. Also, it was designed by Silsbee.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:08 am
by DRN
Bringing this thread forward post outage, so it can be reached via search.
Keywords :
LIFE, Life Magazine, 1997 Dream House, Taliesin Architects, Rattenbury
Link to the full article for those who don't have the (now 23 year old!) magazine:
http://www.hldesignbuild.com/assets/lif ... inside.pdf
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:12 pm
by SREcklund
DRN wrote:Bringing this thread forward post outage, so it can be reached via search.
Keywords :
LIFE, Life Magazine, 1997 Dream House, Taliesin Architects, Rattenbury
Link to the full article for those who don't have the (now 23 year old!) magazine:
http://www.hldesignbuild.com/assets/lif ... inside.pdf
There's a quote in that article I wish I could staple to the forehead of every person contemplating yet another McMansion:
"The priority of a house is to honor the family within," says Rattenbury, "not to impress the neighbors."
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:34 pm
by DavidC
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:33 pm
by DRN
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:21 pm
by DavidC
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:52 pm
by DavidC
Rattle bury Life Dream House
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:15 pm
by Michael Shuck
The original plans have a red stamp on each page verifying an authentic copy. Without that red stamp it not considered authentic.
Rattle bury Life Dream House
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:32 pm
by Michael Shuck
The original plans have a red stamp on each page verifying an authentic copy. Without that red stamp it not considered authentic.
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:24 pm
by DRN
I suspect most people interested in the drawing set are not seeing them as collectibles, but rather as difficult to acquire construction documents from which to build a house.
Re: 1997 Life Dream house
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:48 am
by DavidC
Bringing this thread forward via search, post-update.
keywords - life, magazine, 1997, dream, house, rattenbury, taliesin, architects, taa, ldh
David
Re: 1997 Life Dream house
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:44 am
by bwells
My wife and I built this house in 2001 in Lawrenceville, GA. We hired a local architect to modify to our tastes. It is now for sale. You can see photos on zillow here
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1030 ... 798_zpid/
We would love for someone who loves the style take the home and make it theirs.
Re: 1997 Life Dream house
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:30 am
by DavidC
Re: 1997 Life Dream house
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:00 am
by SDR
Nice to see John Rattenbury's house as originally shown in print. Compare to the house presented in yesterday's post.
http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... 6&p=110738
S