Richard meier douglas house usa michigan.
Richar meier curved roof house.
The brick walls block the building off from the street creating a sense of privacy.
West elevation courtesy of richard meier partners architects.
Richard meier ackerberg house.
From the road the house reads as a layered wall of rectilinear sheets while from the terrace and pool the house is experienced as a dense massing of white posts and curved sunscreens.
The house is built of redwood vertical tongue and groove boards and is.
Born in 1934 the prominent american architect richard meier is best known for the getty center in los angeles.
By the time one reaches the terrace with its view of the endless pacific the house sky and mountains have become elements in a spatial conception that.
The rear wall of the house which faces the lake makes extensive use of glass to provide maximum views.
Modern structure with a flat roof clad with redwood.
A new luxury residential tower by richard meier partners creates a new model of urban living in taiwan.
Richard meier oxford university press 1976.
The interior looks out on an enclosed courtyard as well as a golf course on the adjacent site.
The view from these rooms showcases the view of the entire valley to the west accented by a large cantilevered brise soleil above an entertaining terrace.
This block is a huge expanse of curved glass allowing view in and out of the room.
The masonry bearing walls and their large glass openings are capped with a wide parapet that encloses a roof garden.
These sunscreens are pulled away from the mass of the house at a roof level to create a transitional space between the house and the terrace.
In all his work he refuses to bend to the trends of modern architecture.
The circulation system that guides the movement through the house extends far beyond the limits of the building itself.
Commissioned by the continental development corporation the xin yi residential tower sets an important precedent in taiwan as the first building to dedicate its entire landscape for public use.
By the time you reach this terrace with it s view to the pacific the house.
Spanned by a curved form zinc roof at the heart of the house are located the living room dining room and family room.
Large glass walls bring the beauty of nature inside blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior while large brick walls block the building off from the street creating a sense of privacy.
Situated in a prestigious residential community on a one and a half acre waterfront site this house faces southwest over doubloon bay.
The owners wanted a one story house.
