Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

Frank Lloyd Wright
With no doubt in my mind, would I have detested the existence of this man if I had ever the displeasure of meeting him. He was 5 foot nothing with an ego bigger than Kim and Kayne combined. However, there is no questioning the remarkable spaces he created.

After touring his home, and studio, I don't think that I would live in any of the spaces. I would like to talk about a few architectural elements that I admire about his design style.

-The front square entrance of his home had Greek entablatures lining the ceiling.
-The use of open space. Each room was defined by walls, yet seemlessly flowed into one another.
-He may have viewed people as a nuisance just standing taking up space, so to get them out of the way, the window seats were invented. I love the window seats! The ones in the children's play room may have been my favorite, because when you are sitting down, and look up, he cut a hole in the eave so the children could have a direct view of the sky. This is one way, Wright was able to connect with nature.
-He designed for nature into his house. During an expansion to connect the home to his studio, existed a tree, so he literally built around the tree. This was not the smartest decision because it caused problems down the line, but it is an interesting concept.
-Fun fact, one of his sons invented Lincoln logs.
-In his studio, adjacent to his home, on the facade facing the nosiest street, he placed Styrofoam columns. He was never an engineer, but this somehow eliminated the sound from the busy street and made it quiet inside the studio.