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Mar 13, 2019 · The house Frank Gehry created for himself and his wife, Berta, in 1978 on a highly visible street corner in Santa Monica, and which he renovated and updated again in the early 1990s, helped...
Feb 24, 2020 · Frank Gehry House Technical Information. Architects: Frank Owen Gehry. Location: 1002 22nd Street, Santa Monica, California 90403, USA. Topics: Corrugated Metal, Single Family Houses. Architectural style: Deconstructivist. Scale: 2 stories. Project Year: 1977- 1978. Second Renovation: 1991-1992. Drawings: © Gehry Partners.
Jul 5, 2010 · When Frank Gehry and his wife bought an existing house in Santa Monica, California, the neighbors did not have the slightest idea that the corner residence would soon be transformed into a...
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The Gehry Residence is architect Frank Gehry's home. It was originally an extension, designed by Gehry and built around an existing Dutch colonial style house. It makes use of unconventional materials, such as chain-link fences and corrugated steel.
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When Frank Gehryand his wife bought an existing home, built in 1920 in Santa Monica, California, the neighbors did not have the slightest idea that the corner residence would soon become a symbol of deconstructivism. Gehry, however, knew something had to be done in the house before he moved. His solution was daring for the 70s, involved the “balanc...
Gehry Residence is located on the corner of 22nd Street and Washington Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. The only view of the house are the trees that surround the site, with complete privacy, as they close all the gaps above eye level with the exception of the window which overlooks the garden. The drawings made by the architect r...
“… I loved the idea of leaving the house intact… I came up with the idea of building a new home about. We were told there were ghosts in the house… I decided they were ghosts of cubism. Windows… I wanted to make them look like they’re dragging. At night, since the glass is tilted reflect light… So when you are sitting at this table all these ca...
Although the house retains a sense minimalist design is full of expressionism and sensitivity is freely understood as artistic intuition unresolved accident. The palette is anti-high-tech, “high tech”, in favor of a visual presence that is ordinary and created with “low cost technology”, “cheap tech”.
The original structure is the conventional two-storey bungalow with framing. Some interior finishes have been stripped to reveal the support of the structure inside the residence. The bearing wall is raised inner and outer structural frames wooden support beams, girders and joists.
It makes use of unconventional materials such as fences with trellis, glass inner wire and corrugated metal sheets, wood framing, corrugated steel, plywood and light wood frames. The hidden idea behind the work of Gehry in what would be his residence is not the deconstruction of the old house of 1920 and the discovery of his bones. The sculpted sha...
- Santa Mónica, California, United States
Jun 2, 2019 · June 2, 2019. Frank Gehry’s imposing new house in Santa Monica might seem to be the polar opposite of the “unfinished” look he sought for his renovation of a modest 1920s Dutch colonial, also in Santa Monica, four decades ago.
Mar 13, 2019 · CNN — He built his reputation through striking, unconventional urban monuments like the Guggenheim in Bilbao and LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. But for his latest project, Frank Gehry looked a...
