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Mark commented...
Desondanks een echte architectuurklassieker, in Groningen e.o. in ieder geval.
2 years ago
Joshua commented...
Wall House is volgens mij onlangs gekocht door de gemeente Groningen zodat zij de onderhoudskosten wèl kunnen bekostigen.
2 years ago
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Originally designed in 1973 for Ed Bye, in Ridgefield, Connecticut USA, for a long time it only existed as a concept until Groningen decided to actually build the house. Designed to place living in the context of time by means of a Wall which symbolizes the physical transition from past to future through the present, a transition between back and front, closed and open. The Wall, one-and-a-half m. thick, forms the basis of the house. The entrance and living elements literally hang from it. To reinforce this idea, a narrow gap is left between the Wall and the elements. Hence the Wall is not directly manifest in the interior but can only be perceived visually. It is a theoretical house, based on the idea of the physical confrontation between space and time, elaborated in separate elements. It is a museological manifestation of an important architectural concept. Although it wasn't designed for this particular site, it does enter into a dialogue with its 'everyday' surroundings.
2 years ago
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John HejdukArchitect |
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Ingenieursbureau Dijkhuis BVEngineering Netherlands |
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BAMMixed Netherlands |
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