Dwelling house
Cologne Weiss · 1955
Photo · Photo © office Paul Böhm
A precedent for mid-century modern residential design, demonstrating a lightweight steel-and-glass pavilion addition that contrasts with a traditional brick structure.
- What we like about this project
- The stark juxtaposition of the ultra-modern glass pavilion directly abutting a traditional, heavy brick barn-like structure.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- brick
- fabric
Visual identifiers
- glass-pavilion
- steel-frame
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- curtain-wall
Style tags
- mid-century-modern
- functionalism
- minimalist
Visual tags
- mid-century-modern
- residential
- pavilion
- indoor-outdoor
- historic-contrast
- Geometry
- A low-slung, single-story rectilinear glass pavilion with a slender white-painted steel frame, positioned adjacent to a traditional pitched-roof brick structure.
- Facade system
- Steel-framed curtain wall with integrated sliding or fixed glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam steel frame with a flat roof slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale, low ceiling height emphasizing horizontal connection to the ground.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused daylight casting gentle shadows across the lawn and illuminating the interior through the glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- A serene, domestic scene of mid-century family life integrated with nature through transparent architecture.
- Environmental context
- Set within a private garden lawn with young trees, contrasting with a heavy, traditional brick building in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The floor-to-ceiling glazing dissolves the boundary between the domestic interior and the garden, while white curtains provide adjustable privacy.
- Composition rhythm
- A repeating bay rhythm defined by slender vertical steel columns holding large glass panes.
- Style reading
- Mid-century modern functionalism
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, brick, fabric
- Visual identifiers
- glass-pavilion, steel-frame, floor-to-ceiling-glass, curtain-wall
- Style tags
- mid-century-modern, functionalism, minimalist
- Visual tags
- mid-century-modern, residential, pavilion, indoor-outdoor, historic-contrast
- Geometry
- A low-slung, single-story rectilinear glass pavilion with a slender white-painted steel frame, positioned adjacent to a traditional pitched-roof brick structure.
- Facade system
- Steel-framed curtain wall with integrated sliding or fixed glass panels.
- Structural guess
- Post-and-beam steel frame with a flat roof slab.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential scale, low ceiling height emphasizing horizontal connection to the ground.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused daylight casting gentle shadows across the lawn and illuminating the interior through the glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- A serene, domestic scene of mid-century family life integrated with nature through transparent architecture.
- Environmental context
- Set within a private garden lawn with young trees, contrasting with a heavy, traditional brick building in the background.
- Spatial experience
- The floor-to-ceiling glazing dissolves the boundary between the domestic interior and the garden, while white curtains provide adjustable privacy.
- Composition rhythm
- A repeating bay rhythm defined by slender vertical steel columns holding large glass panes.
- Style reading
- Mid-century modern functionalism
- Program
- Single-family residence
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture