Meeting the Glass Houses Neighbor
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Elsewhere in the world of famous, rural East Coast architecture, the New York Times‘ Pilar Viladas took a walk around the Glass House‘s neighborhood and put together this great piece and slideshow about the residence across the street, also designed by the immortal Philip Johnson. What seems like the more practical, livable version of its more famous relation across the street, Johnson designed the building for a family, resulting in a similar look but more multi-functional. The photos are great and the story of the houses’ construction is really interesting, from the way it was built in pieces to this bit about how the original family found Johnson in the first place:
When Richard Hodgson and his wife, Geraldine, first visited the five acres on which the 4,550-square-foot house now sits, a man crossed the road to ask them if they had an architect. They said no, whereupon Johnson offered his services.
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