Современная архитектура. Гусева О.Г - 30 стр.

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efforts to provide a solution to some very specific social needs, and his acceptance of the
limitations imposed by modem production systems. This Canadian architect is
considered to be one of the proponents of impoverished technology, advocating the use of
low cost, industrially manufactured materials (chain link, corrugated cardboard and metal
siding).
His work has made him one of the most acclaimed architects in the world. Gehry
was named 1989 Laureate ofthe Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious award for
architectural achievement presented to a living architect.
One of the most famous examples of Gehry's work in the field of domestic
architecture is the Schnabel Residence in Brentwood (Los-Angeles). The construction of
this building was started in July 1987 and it took almost two years to complete. The
building's unusual morphology and atypical typology and the surprising choice of
materials were made possible by the comprehension of the clients, who were more
concerned with the cultural, aesthetic and pragmatic aspects of the process of
habitation than by any mindless submission to conventional mores and general trends in
domestic architecture.
The site selected was a property of approximately 530 square metres with no
remarkable topographic features. At one end, the roughly rectangular site terminates in
an irregular trapezoidal area where the slope was cut back to form a lower, more private
terrace.
The architect responded to the elaborate building program (private, service and
leisure areas) in addition to garage and outdoor installations with a solution based on
independent structures.
By changing both the shape and surface, each of these buildings (laid out in a
wide two-level garden) is infused with its own, specific architectural style, and the
objects are played against each other in a tense and expressive spatial and sculptural
dialogue.
Attached to the northern side of this cruciform element is a two-storey building
housing a variety of rooms. The kitchen is situated on the ground floor of this rectangular
structure (closely connected to the main dining room), and at the centre there is a double-
height skylit family room. The ground floor plan is completed by a small study. The upper
floor contains two bedrooms with bathrooms. This block has been finished on the outside
with a simple gray stucco used to create an intentional visual austerity which contrasts with
the artificiality of the lead finish on the adjacent block.
In the entrance area on the western side of the property connected to the street, a
small stucco box has been constructed to house the garage. A smaller structure, which has
been placed on top of this and rotated at an angle, contains the staff living quarters.
Gehry has designed an arcade supported by pillars clad in natural copper, which crosses
the garden to link this building to a door into the kitchen.
The focal point of the eastern part of the property is a shallow lake which echoes the
trapezoidal shape of this end of the site and provides a charming setting for the more
private areas of the house. This is the area where the slope was cut back in order to form a
lower, more private terrace, and to improve the views from the rest of the site. The play of the
reflections mirrored in the sheet of water enhances the fascinating visual effect of the whole.

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