This house was designed as live/work space for two couples with a shared kitchen and an apartment for guests. It focused on the integration of interior space and exterior space, an example of this is the outdoor living room, which is complete with a fireplace surrounded by lush green grass and bamboo shoots. Another example of this is the outdoor sleeping space that is located on the roof of the house. In this house, simplicity is key and most of the rooms are bare with the exception of the built in furniture that was provided by the architect. The many curtains-less windows and sliding doors provide most of the light so there is little need for lamps or any other frivolous outside materials. This house forces you to use only that which is most necessary to live happily rather than extremely comfortably.
I thought it was strange for a gallery to be located in such a residential area, but once we arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the Schindler House. I had no idea this was one of our stops for the day. It was really inspiring to see the Schindler House in person. Even though it was completed in 1922, it still stands as a model of what we should be living in today. With some Japanese influence, the house was designed specifically to the Southern California climate. The studio/house is both really simple and beautiful. The outside environment is just as important as the interior. In fact, the interior of the house is intended to adapt to the weather outside. Not only is the house considered iconic to architecture in that it was literally the first modern home constructed in the US, but it also serves as an influential center for the art world.
This is definately not an ordinary house. The moment I walked into the house, I realized the house must either was designed on purpose, or it was designed long time ago cause the ceiling was not that high. Then I realized the marks on the walls, according to amir and the person introducing the house to us, the wall was molded directly on the ground, so it has the marks on the ground. It is definately not something we see everyday, and it makes the house more unique. I found some more information and pictures while looking more into the house, I found them pretty interesting to read. http://www.makcenter.org/MAK_Schindler_House.php http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/schindlerstudio/index.htm
We are a group of Art students from the University of California Riverside who are attending a series of Art Galleries in several parts of Southern California. We have decided to use Blogger.com to post the pictures we take, and record our thoughts and opinions about the work we visit. You can find our critiques and thoughts on the work in the "comments" field, which appears below the pictures of the art.
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THE SCHINDLER HOUSE
This house was designed as live/work space for two couples with a shared kitchen and an apartment for guests. It focused on the integration of interior space and exterior space, an example of this is the outdoor living room, which is complete with a fireplace surrounded by lush green grass and bamboo shoots. Another example of this is the outdoor sleeping space that is located on the roof of the house.
In this house, simplicity is key and most of the rooms are bare with the exception of the built in furniture that was provided by the architect. The many curtains-less windows and sliding doors provide most of the light so there is little need for lamps or any other frivolous outside materials. This house forces you to use only that which is most necessary to live happily rather than extremely comfortably.
~ Ericka Gómez
I thought it was strange for a gallery to be located in such a residential area, but once we arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the Schindler House. I had no idea this was one of our stops for the day. It was really inspiring to see the Schindler House in person. Even though it was completed in 1922, it still stands as a model of what we should be living in today. With some Japanese influence, the house was designed specifically to the Southern California climate. The studio/house is both really simple and beautiful. The outside environment is just as important as the interior. In fact, the interior of the house is intended to adapt to the weather outside. Not only is the house considered iconic to architecture in that it was literally the first modern home constructed in the US, but it also serves as an influential center for the art world.
-Drue-Ann
This is definately not an ordinary house. The moment I walked into the house, I realized the house must either was designed on purpose, or it was designed long time ago cause the ceiling was not that high. Then I realized the marks on the walls, according to amir and the person introducing the house to us, the wall was molded directly on the ground, so it has the marks on the ground. It is definately not something we see everyday, and it makes the house more unique.
I found some more information and pictures while looking more into the house, I found them pretty interesting to read. http://www.makcenter.org/MAK_Schindler_House.php
http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/schindlerstudio/index.htm
~Carol Huang~
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