@@gospelofrye6881interestingly Paul Simon knew little about FLW and the song was his goodbye to former architecture student Art Garfunkel. Art himself didn't know this until the duo broke up.
This is an absolute delight. My mother grew up in a house designed by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's students, Antonin Raymond. She had a balcony off her childhood bedroom.
I like the way FLW acknowledged that some of us love to read and write by including lots of shelf space and study nooks. It's really hard to find this in the luxury market in California which has homes built on a foundation of stereotypes about being shallow and hedonistic.
Hi Tracy, So sorry to hear. I blame it on the current education of Architects and the way Senior architects use their understudies to make money not art.
Very well narrated home tour. Everything you'd like to know and more importantly, nothing exaggerated or flowered-up. I also appreciate the honesty and saying something negative, for example, the door hitting the toilet.
My German dad designed and built a house remarkably like this, he even made the bricks himself. He was a very talented man who didn't have the education to build a career in architecture. He was a very good man, too. He must have been influenced by Lloyd Wright.
Then there's a movie just for you 'Aftermath' about German architect (probably inspired by Mies van Der rohe), how his vision for the future lies in ruins of 1946
Loved the trip down memory lane .. I lived 1 block from here .. my friend's family bought this place and lived there .. spent quite a bit of time there out on the dock and in the woods .. lol we even made wine up in the maid's room
Very cool. I felt like there must have been water but the tour was short. Great memory to have. I remember a couple designed homes from childhood. I try to look them up on Earth sometimes. The aren’t bunches in the Seattle neighborhood but plenty Tudor revival middle class homes
Love F LW’s architecture…have visited several of his homes…all are unique yet also have some commonalities..Falling Water..magical,Taliesin West,Graycliff,The Martin House(Buffalo) The Boathouse(Buffalo)
Is it me or is it a coincidence. that some doctor's and major Hospital's entrance and halls and Some interior/exterior look as if the design were inspired by Wright?
an hgtv show I would actually watch would be 3 experts. 1 flw expert that appraises houses working with 1 working architect, and 1 contractor. they can check out the classics and try to recreate a modern one (if possible) id watch that
There isn't a single house in FLW that doesn't fascinate me, except Falling Water, which despite being his best-known work, paradoxically is the one I like least.
Large roof over hangs are beautiful and protect the doors, windows and siding from rain and moisture damage. Water is the enemy of buildings. Architects and home builders need to bring back large roof over hangs
Honestly, I doubt the story is even true. Someone, somewhere along the line of ownership stuffed that closet in there without thinking it through. The story is not even quaint much less believable or adding of anything to the tour.
His homes are unique but a home should be comfortable. I don’t get that feeling from his work. I’m also 6’6 so one of his homes would’ve never worked for me.
When I think of all the cookie cutter houses sprawling the suberbs, I can't imagine that FLW would think that his unique houses could ever be duplicated in such a way? No, his homes were meant to be unique and original....nothing that should be replicated on a mass scale like factory reproduction. However, I do appreciate the fact that he wanted to produce such architectural artwork for the average man to possess. ❤
Hmm...From the look of things, it didn't look like there was even space in the shared bathroom for a linen closet. If the linen closet was put in the only space available (and thus the door in the only available space), I can totally imagine Wright saying "well, you insisted on an unnecessary closet where there wasn't space, so this is the best solution there is unless you want to pay me to completely redesign the bathroom." If the owners insisted Wright magically fix things without paying him for a redesign, I can totally imagine this being a deliberate outcome hehehe
I dig FLR houses and his designs but make them livable for us. Internet, modern amenities is not a lot to ask for. The house doesnt get changed by putting in a stove or toilet that is modern. I never understood that part of some of these. And making them all into museums is also just silly. It is a House. You live in it. Still love FLR, just saying.
Wouldn't it be nice if the droning musical score were left out of this video? The narration is interesting enough. For example: ruclips.net/video/dE6E7vtEKD4/видео.html
I offer a correction. Early in the video you said that Wright wanted to build homes the "average" person could afford. This was not true. Though he did include affordability into the projects, it was the middle class he was aiming to offer affordable comfort. Middle class is not average, and surely wasn't in the 1930s. The average person sits in the labor class, among wage-earners, rather than managers or professionals. Wager-earners and low level salary employees generally do not hire architects to design homes for them. Having said that, Wright did design homes that were surprisingly modest in their cost of construction. But they were still more money than most people could afford.
“Watch your step.” Amazing how little regard this designer had for human shelter and comfort. His projects are uninhabitable formalist exercises. Worth a tour to expose the myth of his genius.
@@RAREFORMDESIGNS Shelter, comfort, accommodation, space, light. These were sacrificed to visionary concepts. I don’t think one could live in such environments for long and escape injury or depression.
Once again there does not need to be annoying background music which takes away from the interesting story of possibly the greatest architect who ever lived. Please don't ruin future documentaries regarding Frank Lloyd Wright...quiet reflection is much more desirable. Thank you
I think FLW was annoyed with the homeowner. He always thought his designs were perfect.When the owner of Falling Water balked at the plans FLW told him off. 😆 Needless to say the homeowner acquiesced to Wright's plans and never regretted it.,
New homes need to adjust to the times. Home solar energy and battery storage are now more common. Electric vehicles are becoming more popular every year. Every garage should include a 220 volt outlet and electric vehicle charger. Every new home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels. Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it. We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes. It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity. the future is electric. Wind and solar energy along with electric vehicles are the future. Stop using fossil fuels. There is a climate crisis.
Somehow, felt his work and design were square (geometric forms) and cold. Not looking warm and cozy. Many years looking back, it is not really appealing to modern living standards. Well, once was impressive and different, but it did not fit everyone's tastes. 🤔😉
There was never another architect so unique in his vision or so ahead of his time. A truly amazing artist.
great pyramid architects were way cooler
Absolutely correct Mathew S.
Antoni Gaudi would like to have a word
Architects may come, and architects may go
And never change your point of view
When I run dry
I'll stop awhile and think of you
- Simon and Garfunkel
@@gospelofrye6881interestingly Paul Simon knew little about FLW and the song was his goodbye to former architecture student Art Garfunkel. Art himself didn't know this until the duo broke up.
Wright build mid-century modern homes BEFORE there WERE mid-century modern homes....
LOVE his work!!
Yes! ☺️
I had a friend, a touring musician, who had the chance to stay in an FLW house and asked the owner, "1950s?". The answer was 1912.
@@michaelepp6212 see ???
It was nice to hear that the son of the owners visits and likes to see his old room .
Perfect. I Cannot get enough of FLW. I search out the latest content uploaded to RUclips. Save all I find in different files. A little obsessed maybe.
This is an absolute delight. My mother grew up in a house designed by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's students, Antonin Raymond. She had a balcony off her childhood bedroom.
That sounds wonderful!
I like the way FLW acknowledged that some of us love to read and write by including lots of shelf space and study nooks. It's really hard to find this in the luxury market in California which has homes built on a foundation of stereotypes about being shallow and hedonistic.
Hi Tracy, So sorry to hear. I blame it on the current education of Architects and the way Senior architects use their understudies to make money not art.
I Love The House! It makes a Wonderful Statement! All of his architecture is timeless! ❤️💖❤️
Very well narrated home tour. Everything you'd like to know and more importantly, nothing exaggerated or flowered-up. I also appreciate the honesty and saying something negative, for example, the door hitting the toilet.
My German dad designed and built a house remarkably like this, he even made the bricks himself. He was a very talented man who didn't have the education to build a career in architecture. He was a very good man, too. He must have been influenced by Lloyd Wright.
Then there's a movie just for you 'Aftermath' about German architect (probably inspired by Mies van Der rohe), how his vision for the future lies in ruins of 1946
3:00 the grain on all the cabnetery lines up. Thats nice
Loved the trip down memory lane .. I lived 1 block from here .. my friend's family bought this place and lived there .. spent quite a bit of time there out on the dock and in the woods .. lol we even made wine up in the maid's room
Very cool. I felt like there must have been water but the tour was short. Great memory to have. I remember a couple designed homes from childhood. I try to look them up on Earth sometimes. The aren’t bunches in the Seattle neighborhood but plenty Tudor revival middle class homes
The epitome of sublime and utilitarian design all wrapped up in the warmth of brick and wood!
What a wonderful tour of this famous house. So great to see it being well maintained.
Enjoyed this. Nice tour! Cheers.
A creative genius for all time❤
That is visionary design even for today.
Love F LW’s architecture…have visited several of his homes…all are unique yet also have some commonalities..Falling Water..magical,Taliesin West,Graycliff,The Martin House(Buffalo) The Boathouse(Buffalo)
"How the average American could live." I frickin wish!
The story of the bathroom door is worth more than a fully functioning door would be nowadays ☺
The background noise could have been piped down😢
Wow, incredible!!!! Thank you so much!
When I imagine what my future house is going to look like one day, I think of this.
Is it me or is it a coincidence. that some doctor's and major Hospital's entrance and halls and Some interior/exterior look as if the design were inspired by Wright?
Beautiful house, great photography, fine script and narration but, for the love of God, please make that music stop.
Yeah really I’ll never understand why people producing countless videos on here insist on adding music. And that tapping sound is really annoying. 😖
If you're meaning Streator brick, it may have been purchased in Chicago, but it was manufactured in Streator, Illinois.
an hgtv show I would actually watch would be 3 experts. 1 flw expert that appraises houses working with 1 working architect, and 1 contractor. they can check out the classics and try to recreate a modern one (if possible) id watch that
Can you imagine a world where Americans took seriously this standard for the average middle class home.
Beautiful interiors. It is unfortunate that there was so little video of the homes exterior...
Fantastic house. Thanks for sharing.
I believe Hitchcock used some of FLWs home designs for the home at the end of "North by Northwest" . Very neat. Thanks
Great tour! The background "music" only distracts and disturbs. The tap tap tap is annoying.
Beautiful home.
Wright would have loved CLT wood panels I think !
We will definitely visit next time we are in the US.
Revolutionary, especially for that era.
why do all I think of is how I'd probably have to wear thick slippers and a sweater all the time, lol
There isn't a single house in FLW that doesn't fascinate me, except Falling Water, which despite being his best-known work, paradoxically is the one I like least.
Quixotic. Fascinating for the horrific psychology of his conceptions.
It’s much “warmer” than l expected. Is the wood red cedar? Fir?
cypress
@@markisherwood-tj4uoThank you.
Large roof over hangs are beautiful and protect the doors, windows and siding from rain and moisture damage.
Water is the enemy of buildings. Architects and home builders need to bring back large roof over hangs
Compression and release was his specialty upon entering
Like Eames, the ideas are budget minded. Yet decades later - everything these guys made is at a premium.
This is literally Minecraft spec
It feels like a professional is reviewing my 10 year old build
If you've ever been IN a FLW home, you'll experience why his work is famous.
Great post! Thanks!
Was a sliding door or pocket door not an option for that bathroom? At the very least maybe the door should have been installed opening outwards.
A pocket door would’ve been awesome! 👍🏻
Honestly, I doubt the story is even true. Someone, somewhere along the line of ownership stuffed that closet in there without thinking it through. The story is not even quaint much less believable or adding of anything to the tour.
His homes are unique but a home should be comfortable. I don’t get that feeling from his work. I’m also 6’6 so one of his homes would’ve never worked for me.
Love those bricks.
Outstanding
The door hardware is interesting.....I've never seen piano hinges used on domestic interior doors.
Beautiful
The brickwork is just amazing...although your background music is overwhelming and distracting.
Terrific!
why the ceelings is low at/after the enter ?
Wright used brick, stone and wood to create his pioneering modernist designs. The Bauhaus architects used steel, glass and concrete.
Is it used as living house or as an resort?
Genius.
He wanted it to be affordable, and now it's priceless 😂
When I think of all the cookie cutter houses sprawling the suberbs, I can't imagine that FLW would think that his unique houses could ever be duplicated in such a way? No, his homes were meant to be unique and original....nothing that should be replicated on a mass scale like factory reproduction. However, I do appreciate the fact that he wanted to produce such architectural artwork for the average man to possess. ❤
The color of the floor was 'navaho red'
Hmm...From the look of things, it didn't look like there was even space in the shared bathroom for a linen closet. If the linen closet was put in the only space available (and thus the door in the only available space), I can totally imagine Wright saying "well, you insisted on an unnecessary closet where there wasn't space, so this is the best solution there is unless you want to pay me to completely redesign the bathroom." If the owners insisted Wright magically fix things without paying him for a redesign, I can totally imagine this being a deliberate outcome hehehe
I dig FLR houses and his designs but make them livable for us. Internet, modern amenities is not a lot to ask for. The house doesnt get changed by putting in a stove or toilet that is modern. I never understood that part of some of these. And making them all into museums is also just silly. It is a House. You live in it.
Still love FLR, just saying.
nice...
I would love to own a FLW house!
i would find it too dark, especially on an overcast day
How do you clean those high windows? ‘Affordable housing’ can’t afford window cleaning companies.
ha, that door at 4:13 is exactly like the door to my bedroom
stairs going up aren't that wide ... this is before ada .. a handrail would have choked those stairs down and been more of a hazard
All of his houses look like offices or libraries. Not homey at all
Saw the door in half and have it as a collapsible door, so it doesn't hit the toilet
Wouldn't it be nice if the droning musical score were left out of this video? The narration is interesting enough. For example: ruclips.net/video/dE6E7vtEKD4/видео.html
I offer a correction. Early in the video you said that Wright wanted to build homes the "average" person could afford. This was not true. Though he did include affordability into the projects, it was the middle class he was aiming to offer affordable comfort.
Middle class is not average, and surely wasn't in the 1930s. The average person sits in the labor class, among wage-earners, rather than managers or professionals. Wager-earners and low level salary employees generally do not hire architects to design homes for them.
Having said that, Wright did design homes that were surprisingly modest in their cost of construction. But they were still more money than most people could afford.
“Watch your step.” Amazing how little regard this designer had for human shelter and comfort. His projects are uninhabitable formalist exercises. Worth a tour to expose the myth of his genius.
I know. Can you imagine designing a house with steps to walk down to another level ? Good eye and what a failure he was.
@@RAREFORMDESIGNS Shelter, comfort, accommodation, space, light. These were sacrificed to visionary concepts. I don’t think one could live in such environments for long and escape injury or depression.
Once again there does not need to be annoying background music which takes away from the interesting story of possibly the greatest architect who ever lived. Please don't ruin future documentaries regarding Frank Lloyd Wright...quiet reflection is much more desirable. Thank you
😍
Does the roof leak per usual?
yes leaks happen .. they put on a rubber I believe roof .. never leaked when I was there
A very nice house. But no handrail on the staircase?! Yikes!
Notice no horrible granite counter tops!
Upstairs bathroom the door hits the toilet.
No one saw that lol.
Love it. Less decorative.
Less clutter and junk. These people need a housekeeper…
I think FLW was annoyed with the homeowner. He always thought his designs were perfect.When the owner of Falling Water balked at the plans FLW told him off. 😆 Needless to say the homeowner acquiesced to Wright's plans and never regretted it.,
New homes need to adjust to the times. Home solar energy and battery storage are now more common.
Electric vehicles are becoming more popular every year. Every garage should include a 220 volt outlet and electric vehicle charger.
Every new home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels.
Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it.
We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes.
It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity.
the future is electric. Wind and solar energy along with electric vehicles are the future. Stop using fossil fuels. There is a climate crisis.
You just know Katherine Schwarzenegger would LOVE to raze this house
1940 student s councils woodwork s and masonry construction blueprints to guardian angels review safety.
Poor choice of music. Really.
Oh come on! He was a Scorpio rising. Ever tried to push a Scorpio around? Of course he made that door hit the toilet for revenge! 😂
Somehow, felt his work and design were square (geometric forms) and cold. Not looking warm and cozy. Many years looking back, it is not really appealing to modern living standards. Well, once was impressive and different, but it did not fit everyone's tastes. 🤔😉
Tacky. And leaky.
FLW was an occultist satanist
Researvh : Dr. George Hodel and Black Dahlia,; Talesin MURDERS
Claustrophobic
Wright knew what he was doing.
He was short and designed for his own height
Not one of my favorite FLW homes.
They mentioned that it was one of his more economical Usonian homes.
Great House … mediocre at best furnishings IMO !
Looks like a bankrupt suburban mall.
This guy has a different gender preference than Wright.
This presenter lacks expertise.
Nice video. Terrible music.
Nice but in my opinion Frank Lloyd houses are a bit overrated, they are usually dark and sometimes feel like office spaces rather than living spaces
FAB!!!!