Introduction the rachofsky house is located in dallas, texas. This is my first architectural design when i was a student at university. The rachofsky house richard meier designed modern home in. Situated in a prestigious residential community on a oneandahalf acre waterfront site, this house faces southwest over doubloon bay. Meiers first project was the smith house, in darien, connecticut, in 1965. The rachofsky house is accessible by guided tour only. Do you want to have a look at shamberg house of richard. At germanys arp museum bahnhof rolandseck 2007, a translucent tower overlooks the rhine. Richard alan meier was born in 1934 in newark new jersey. Richard meier born october 12, 1934 is an american abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. The rachofsky house is the private home and contemporary art collection of cindy and howard rachofsky. Smith house by richard meier architect, at darien, connecticut, 1965 to 1967, architecture in the great buildings online. The rachofsky house richard meier designed modern home in preston hollow.
Over 100 photographs of the richard meier designed rachofsky house which received aia honor. Set in a suburban landscape, this houseprivate museum is anchored to the ground by a podium faced in black granite that extends both in front of and behind the main body of the building. San jose city hall, 20042007 weill hall, cornell university, 2008. A winner of the pritzker architecture prize in 1984, meier. So steep is the fall of the land from the road down to the water that the house appears to have been notched into the site, a machined object perched in a natural world. Updating an early richard meier design creating a cohesive connection between a shingle cottage and richard meierdesigned contemporary house in mount kisco was the goal of the current owners, who. Giovannitti house 2d giovannitti house dwg floor plans. 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. Meier earned a bachelor of architecture degree from cornell university in 1957. After the changes of time, building forms, and the content of forms expression as well as its way of expression have much changes and development. Richard meier, over a five decade career, has been associated with a. 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 worthy of preservation across the united states. This comprehensive monograph documents the long and distinguished career of american architect richard meier. Hovering over the shores of lake michigan, the douglas house was built by richard meier in.
Architect richard meier takes leave of absence following. Thepotential of the house as a work of architecture is as a catalyst for further contemplation of nature and art, and the science of bringing them together in harmony. Richard alan meier is an american architect whose work of architecture is noted for its geometric patterns, rich spatial exposures with emphasis on light and a dominance of the use of white colour that gives the structures a pristine look. My favorite richard meier designed modern residence is the home that howard rachofsky in the mid 1990s commissioned richard meier to design for an estate lot in original preston hollow. Richard meiers douglas house joins usas historic places list. Pdf this thesis investigates the aesthetics of logical form in order to address. View of the rachofsky house, the dallas, texas home and. Richard meier, in full richard alan meier, born october 12, 1934, newark, new jersey, u. Richard meiers work is world renouned of course, but he is known mostly for his museums, like the getty in l. The house aims to offer a unique experience with contemporary art and architecture through richard meier s building, the rotating installations inside and the outdoor sculptural works, most of which are sitespecific.
One approaches the wedgeshaped site, which fans out towards the water, from a winding avenue lined with royal palm trees. Hovering over the shores of lake michigan, the douglas house was built by richard meier in for jim and jean douglas. Twentyfive years later after graduating from cornell universitys architecture school, and after cornell, working briefly for som meier decided that the best mentor he could personally select was swissborn architect, charlesedouard jeanneret. The rachofsky house 8605 preston road dallas, tx 75225 the warehouse 14105 inwood road dallas, tx 75244 collection. Rachofsky house 3d skp model for sketchup designs cad.
The house is part of a master plan composed of twentyone houses designed by world renowned architect richard meier. Inside a beautifully restored richard meierdesigned house on lake michigan. Architect richard meier interview architectural digest. A winner of the pritzker architecture prize in 1984, meier has designed. Skilfully captured by renowned architectural photographer yukio futagawa, the smith house and douglas house are superb demonstrations of meiers design. Sketchup 3d architecture models rachofsky houserichard meier cad design download. There is no real reason why it shouldnt be, considering the multitude of. Richard meier architecture drawings downloadarchitectural cad drawings, blocks and details for download in dwg format. In 1965, he designed a house for his parents in essex fells, new jersey, it.
Richard meier has 57 books on goodreads with 542 ratings. Richard meier douglas house architecture arquitectura. Smith house richard meier great buildings architecture. Richard meier received his architectural training at cornell university and established his office in new york city in 1963. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Since that time, his international practice has included museums, courthouses, city halls, corporate headquarters, educational facilities, and public housing in addition to private houses. Pritzker prizewinning architect richard meier said he was deeply troubled and embarrassed by accusations of sexual harassment against. Dfw modern frank lloyd wright building conservancy. The most satisfying part of the rachofsky house is that it is not a museum. These new photographs show american architect richard meiers douglas house perched above lake michigan, which has been added to the usas national register of. Douglas is probably richard meiers best house, said architect and former. It was designed by richard meier, and is both a private home and. Through morphological analysis, richard meiers smith house is offered as a.
Completed in 1973 in harbor springs, united states. Taking the douglas house as a case study, the aim of the paper is not only to clarify the design themes and motifs of meier s language, but also to show how these themes and motifs are employed. Dallas texas us 1996 by richard meier, architect our spotlight on the houses, museums, highrises and other works by the famed architect richard meier. Richard meier is an american architect, known for his rationalist style and use of white. 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. In 1980 1983 meier designed the high museum of art in atlanta, georgia. Richard meier biography childhood, life achievements. A staircase cork screws through one of meiers perry street apartment towers 2002 in new york city.
The rachofsky house is the private home and contemporary art collection of. Richard meier was born in newark, new jersey on october 12, 1934. Ultimately, the purpose of the rachofsky house is to provide a place of residence and respite. In particular, his jubilee church in rome, italy 2003, is designed. See more ideas about architecture, architecture design and modern architecture. The collector who helped build dallass texassized art scene. Richard meier architecture drawings downloadarchitectural cad. This list of works by richard meier categorizes the pritzkerwinning american architects work. This language has some formal characteristic that has. Georgia okeeffe and contemporary painting, curated by elissa auther, museum of contemporary art denver, denver, co, usa 2016 the campaign for art, san francisco museum of modern art, san francisco, ca, usa 2015 surface tension, the flag art foundation, new york, ny, usa dont shoot the painter.
Rachofsky house a great modern home, gallery and museum. 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. Building and projects 19791989 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Set in a suburban landscape, this houseprivate museum is anchored to the ground by a podium faced in black granite that extends both in front of and behind. Richard meiers creation of architectural forms have changed from the traditional sense of the accessory into the mainstream of today, with a totally different explanations. The douglas house is dramatically situated on an isolated site that slopes down to lake michigan. Richard meier, architect by richard meier, kenneth. Richard meier richard meier, has been associated with recognizable use of its own language in the field of architecture. The american institute of architects gave its national honor award to this home in 2002, which has been written about and celebrated around the world. Richard meier douglas house links to richard meiers site bio.
Set in a suburban landscape, this house private museum is anchored to the ground by a podium faced in black granite that extends both in front of and behind the main body of the building. The book documents all stages of meiers career including his early private homes in the 60s and his work in the early 1970s when he came to prominence as one of the new york five, whose new interpretation of the modern tradition shaped an alternative to the highrise east coast. Richard meier, 1991, a residence designed to house a worldclass contemporary art. Of course, most of us know jeanneret by the name he gave himself le corbusier a. Inside a beautifully restored richard meierdesigned house. Introduction thesis richard meier is recognized as a late modernist due to his extension of the visual language of le corbusier. The third in a series of rizzoli monographs on richard meier, this volume comprehensively documents the numerous and varied works created since 1992 by one of americas most important architects and a winner of the pritzker prize for architecture. Of the richard meier designed rachofsky house which received aia honor award in. But a pdf file for the paper magazine will be mailed to your contact.
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