Richard meier usually designs white neo corbusian forms with enameled panels and glass. The smith house by architect richard meier was built in darien, connecticut, united states in 19651967. More sketches take a peek at some of the sketches created by our users, are you a sketchite. Richard meiers iconic smith house in connecticut hits market. Richard meier creates a striking minimalist home in the. Richard meiers smith house celebrates 50th anniversary with. Smith house by richard meier architect, at darien, connecticut, 1965 to 1967, architecture in the great buildings online. Richard meiers high and mighty beach house the new york. This 2,200 square foot home, meier s smallest residential project to date, is located in a small sloping site just miles east of pittsburghs downtown, within a semiurban residential neighborhood. I was only 5 years old then, but the childlike wonder i felt then come back to me every time i walk up the ramp, inside the door, and feel richard meiers design. The model itself was definitely a challenge to say the least.
Perpendicular to this axis, the intersecting planes in the house respond to the rhythms of the slope, trees, rock outcroppings, and the shoreline. Richard meier has maintained a specific and unalterable attitude toward his design. Richard meiers smith house through mike schwartzs lens. Richard meier architect the smith house web of stories.
The house was completed in 1967 and featured on the cover of a magazine, where it was seen by james and jean douglas of grand rapids, michigan. The first would be the smith house in darien, connecticut, completed in 1967, which attracted a certain amount of attention that made it possible to do other things. He was born as the oldest of three sons of jerome meier, wholesale wine and liquor salesman,and carolyn kaltenbacher innewark, new. The pritzker prizewinning american modernist and abstract artist, richard meier has designed multiple iconic structures. Autocad library of smith house by richard meier plans. Maybe youve got more kids than you do rooms in your house, and your kiddos have to learn the art of sharing their space. Richard meierborn october 12, 1934 is an americanabstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white he was born as the oldest of three sons of jerome meier, wholesale wine and liquor salesman,and carolyn kaltenbacher innewark, new jersey he attendedcolumbia high school. Richard meiers very big house in the country building. The house is selected because it represents the launch of meiers career.
The smith house set on the craggy coast of long island sound in darien, connecticut, richard meiers smith house is a modernist lighthouse of transparent geometry. Jan 16, 20 five works by starchitect richard meier, now on the market. Through the morphological analysis in 2d and 3d drawings, both relational and constructive, of the smith house 19651967, the paper aims to read the intellectual form of the. Sep 18, 2007 in richard meier s case, the grotta house is the culmination of the styles and techniques that can be found in the best of his work. Richard meier has ignored the fashion trends of modern architecture and maintained his own design philosophy. The smith house, built amidst the rocks and trees of a oneandahalfacre site, overlooks long island sound. Meiers goal to design six separate buildings, each with its individual purpose and architectural identity, and yet to produce a feeling of intimacy and coherence among them. In 1965, renowned architect richard meier was commissioned to design the frederick j.
Richard, how was the house originally received by the press and the public. This 2,200 square foot home, meiers smallest residential project to date, is located in a small sloping site just miles east of pittsburghs downtown, within a semiurban residential neighborhood. The douglases contacted meier and asked him to create a similar design in northern michigan. Howard rachofsky encouraged and allowed richard meier to explore and experiment in this 10,000 square foot home on preston road. The site for this private house is a sloped, wooded property located in an almost rural area that affords botch seclusion and panoramic views of the surrounding. Jul 12, 2016 today, one of richard meiers most notable and acclaimed residences, the 1973 douglas house, has been named to the national register of historic places, the federal list of cultural resources. Richard meier born october 12, 1934 is an americanabstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. Architect richard meier interview architectural digest.
Richard meiers smith house, a design that clearly exemplifies formal qualities of late modernism architecture such as abstraction, layering, complexity, depth. Jul 10, 2014 the glassandsteel house in fair harbor, n. Richard meiers douglas house added to national register. The smith house catapulted richard s career as an architect, and it was the project that helped to define richard meier s architectural language and the design philosophy of the firm, said his. Homes made from shipping containers unique floating homes.
Skilfully captured by renowned architectural photographer yukio futagawa, the smith house and douglas house are superb demonstrations of meiers design. The residential commission allows one to formulate ideas and develop a set of principles that, one hopes will inform future works for a long time to come. From the street, the building looks like a simple house with. Five works by starchitect richard meier, now on the market. With a chronology of all of meier s built and unbuilt residential projects, this is a most this oversized book presents 14 built american houses by one of the worlds most influential and. Richard meier was born in newark, new jersey on october 12, 1934. I cant believe its been 50 years since i first experienced the smith house. Critic kenneth frampton called it a panoramic belvedere overlooking the rocky shoreline, a work of. Autocad library of the smith house by richard meyer architect, autocad drawings of plans, ground, first and second floor, site plan, and elevation. Smith house sean corriveau arch 211 richard meiers milestone moment. Apr 05, 2017 american architect richard meier has completed his first project in the uk, a characteristically bright white house perched on a hill overlooking the oxfordshire countryside. Queen anne house historic greek revival house plans.
This paper addresses the aesthetics of how a building is designed. This language has some formal characteristic that has. Richard meier house plans will smith house richard meier smith house plan. A dense cluster of evergreens stands at the entrance to the property. The 2,800 squarefoot home has been featured in numerous books. Richard meiers smith house celebrates 50th anniversary. Feb 17, 2016 richard meiers smith house was one of the iconic american architects earliest forays into residential architecture. Meiers first project was the smith house, in darien, connecticut, in 1965. These are renderings of a replication project of meier smith house i completed using revit 2014 for one of my classes at penn college.
One of them is the smith house, situated in the town of darien in connecticut which overviews the long island sound. Aug 04, 2011 i used revit to model and document richard meier s the smith house. The smith house, built amidst the rocks and trees of a oneandahalfacre site, overlooks long island sound from the connecticut coast. Richard meiers douglas house added to national register of.
Richard meiers iconic smith house in connecticut hits. Richard meier smith house plan sketch coloring page. The smith house was planned starting in 1965 and completed in 1967 in darien, connecticut, and overlooks the long island sound from the connecticut coast. Smith house is a house located at darien, connecticut, usa. Giovannitti house woodland drive pittsburgh pa 15217 usa.
Richard meier models allwhite oxfordshire residence. Interview by william hanley photos by mike schwartz february 26, 2018. Meier changed smiths initial idea of a splayedout ranch house to the distinct vertical volume that it is now. New color interior and exterior photography as well as drawings, plans, clients personal reflections, and the architects insight accompany each house. Modern home designed by architect richard meier the rachofsky house richard meier preston house. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Representing the aesthetics of richard meier s houses using building information modeling conference paper pdf available november 2017 with 1,141 reads how we measure reads. Richard meiers characteristic geometric designs make prominent use of the colour white, as illustrated here in two of his iconic residential works from the late. The object of analysis has been polemically selected here to be the richard meiers smith house, a design that clearly exemplifies formal. The smith house by architect richard meier in darien ct.
Richard meier talks about how the smith house came to be built. The connecticut home, constructed for the smith family and built between 1965 67, lies tucked away amongst the rocky landscape and greenery on the areas picturesque gold coast, situated within the small lakeside town of darien. Taking the smith house by richard meier 19651967 as an example, this paper. Feb 26, 2018 the smith house was one of richard meiers most seminal commissions, propelling the famous american architects career when it was built in 1967. Casa smith, richard meier juan fernando gomez pena pdf to. The smith house set on the craggy coast of long island sound in darien, connecticut, richard meier s smith house is a modernist lighthouse of transparent geometry.
The smith house is a work of modern architecture designed by richard meier, a wellknown architect born in 1934 who led the avantgarde modern architecture movement of the 1960s. Richard meier recalls of the project that would later propel his career as an architect. The giovannitti house by architect richard meier was built in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, united states in 19791983. Richard meiers high and mighty beach house the new york times. She was looking for a young architect who would give full attention. Smith house sean corriveau arch 211 richard meier s milestone moment. Behind, the land clears and rises to the center of the site, then drops sharply to the rocky shoreline and a small, sandy cove. In 1965, he designed a house for his parents in essex fells, new jersey, it was one of the earliest completed projects by meier. I think chucks mother was very gracious in terms of the number of people that used to come and want to. The smith house by richard meier, celebrates 50 years with. With a chronology of all of meiers built and unbuilt residential projects, this is a most this oversized book presents 14 built american houses by one of the worlds most influential and.
Carole smith called richard meier and told him about a site in darien, ct. Meier smith house revit renderings 3d cad model library. I was very fortunate that, after the house was completed, it was published quite extensively. Meier earned a bachelor of architecture degree from cornell university in 1957.
Smith house the great inspiration for your building. The seemingly simple, effortlessly floating stark facade belies its massive and intricate structure that gives it its grace. The rachofsky house richard meier designed modern home. Richard meiers characteristic geometric designs make prominent use of the colour white, as illustrated here in two of his iconic residential works from the late 1960s and early 70s. Jan 03, 2011 richard meier, designed the building in a way that it offers framed panoramic views of the city. Smith house richard meier great buildings architecture. Burgwin wright house in wilmington burgwin wright house wilmington nc. Jun 25, 2012 in 1998 he wasawarded the prestigious pritzker architecture prize. The layout was also very unique when trying to reverse engineer the house going off of old images and drawings we were provided and that i found. In 1980 1983 meier designed the high museum of art in atlanta, georgia. Designed and constructed in the second half of the 1980s, the house also exhibits the grottas exceptional collection of crafts and furniture. It designed by richard meier in 1965, used a modern style with simple forms and materials the house designed for carole and fred i. Giovannitti house pittsburgh by richard meier and partners. Richard meier only lives within white walls curbed.
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