EMERGENCE

OF
MODERNISM
Sub Topic:
• The Early Commissions

Lecture 07:
LOVELY SCHOOL OF
Mehak Vij
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
 Learning
Outcome
To appreciate the work of
Frank Lloyd Wright and
implement his theories
while designing..
Introduction

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 Frank Lloyd Wright,
Winslow House, River Forest, 1893.
• Symmetrical Street Facade With Classic Dignity
• Unlike Victorian Houses, Horizontal Lines Were Emphasized
• Low Hipped Roof .
• Its broad roof overhang shelters a dark band of plaster
ornamentation
• Below that are walls of orange Roman brick—longer and lower than
standard brick.
• Decorative Bands Of ornately decorated white framework
emphasizing the front door
• Upper Floor Windows Placed In Terracotta Ornamentation.
• Plan Is Complex Interlocking Of Varied Spaces
• Ornamental Detail Like Stained Glass
• A More Geometric Approach Towards Design

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 Features

• Ribbons of carved patterns

surround the front door,
creating an almost
ceremonial feeling for what
is a relatively modest
entrance.

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 Features

• From a distance, the house

appears to have a flat dark
band running around its
top. When they reach the
house, visitors discover
that it’s actually an
ornately floral relief. It’s
done in plaster

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 Features
• The very large living room has the wood banding and bay-
window seating nook designed by Wright, as well as Winslow’s
light fixtures.

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 Features
• Contains both space
for a sizable table and
at the far end, a
projecting bay.
• Carved pillars, a
chandelier, and a
built-in bench make it
a grand, but also
comfortable space.

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 Features
• Decorative tracery fills the
bay window panes,
narrowing and emphasizing
the view out to the yard.

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Back yard of the house

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 ROBIE HOUSE
• The large house for Frederick Robie in south Chicago (1908–
10) is one of the most successful of all Wright’s houses.
• Low- walled gardens and terraces and extended sloping
hipped roofs surround living spaces that flow together.
• A central fireplace and chimney backed by an open stairway
separate the two spaces without walls or doors.
• Stained glass in the windows
• Wooden bands across ceiling surfaces, and built in woodwork
fittings and lighting fixtures give the interiors a unified
character.

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 ROBIE HOUSE

• Originally, furniture, rugs, and textiles were all designed by

Wright.
• The high- backed dining chairs were intended to give a sense
of enclosure to those sitting together around the table.
• The table itself was unusually low, and supported by corner
posts that rise above the table top to become lighting fixture.

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ROBIE HOUSE
ROBIE HOUSE

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ROBIE HOUSE

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 ROBIE HOUSE

• Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House Interior.

• Home Plans Two Story House Floor Plans

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Robie house
1st floor

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Art Glass Door

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Art Glass Window

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