1920s is a period of time in which architects were trying not only to create a piece of art, but also a whole new lifestyle. There are three great examples that reflect this evolutionary movement in the history of architecture, which are Schindler- Chace House, Le Corbusier’s Maison La Roche, Rietveld’s Schroderhuis, located in Los Angeles, Paris, and Utrecht respectively. In this essay, I am going to compare the similarities and differences these three houses have in terms of function, form, space, material, color, as well as the interior and exterior relations.
Each of these three houses has different functions. For Schindler-Chace house, it was designed to be a working studio for two families, known as the Schindler’s and the Chace’s. …show more content…
Therefore, the mansion is a dual program of domicile and gallery (Edwards, 2011).
The third house is Rietveld’s Schroderhuis in Utrecht, which was designed for a lady and her three children after her husband died. Thus, it was purely focused on residential purposes and also, due to her special situation, the architect wanted to build her a conscious and active house instead of a conventional one that leads to a passive lifestyle (Anonymous, 2010).
A general rule in architecture is “Form follows function”, thus, as these three houses function differently, they were designed in different forms. Figure 1-1 is a sectional drawing of Schindler-Chace house, and as we can see, the house differs from those preexisting houses in terms of form; it is a combination of two interlinked “L”-shaped apartments for two families, the Schindler’s and the Chace’s. As its main function is to be used as a working space for the two couple, there is no conventional living room, dining room or bedrooms, only four individual studios instead, as indicated in the picture …show more content…
It is also unique for its two-story spaces and balconies along with the long windows (see Figure 2-1 and 2-2) (WikiArquitectura, 2014). Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-3
What makes Rietveld’s Schroderhuis different from other two houses is that this is the only house that the architect paid more attention on its functionality regardless of its obvious artistic values. Therefore, the house is cube shaped (see Figure 3-2) and has two floors with a spiral staircase in the center (see Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1 Figure
Each of these three houses has different functions. For Schindler-Chace house, it was designed to be a working studio for two families, known as the Schindler’s and the Chace’s. …show more content…
Therefore, the mansion is a dual program of domicile and gallery (Edwards, 2011).
The third house is Rietveld’s Schroderhuis in Utrecht, which was designed for a lady and her three children after her husband died. Thus, it was purely focused on residential purposes and also, due to her special situation, the architect wanted to build her a conscious and active house instead of a conventional one that leads to a passive lifestyle (Anonymous, 2010).
A general rule in architecture is “Form follows function”, thus, as these three houses function differently, they were designed in different forms. Figure 1-1 is a sectional drawing of Schindler-Chace house, and as we can see, the house differs from those preexisting houses in terms of form; it is a combination of two interlinked “L”-shaped apartments for two families, the Schindler’s and the Chace’s. As its main function is to be used as a working space for the two couple, there is no conventional living room, dining room or bedrooms, only four individual studios instead, as indicated in the picture …show more content…
It is also unique for its two-story spaces and balconies along with the long windows (see Figure 2-1 and 2-2) (WikiArquitectura, 2014). Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-3
What makes Rietveld’s Schroderhuis different from other two houses is that this is the only house that the architect paid more attention on its functionality regardless of its obvious artistic values. Therefore, the house is cube shaped (see Figure 3-2) and has two floors with a spiral staircase in the center (see Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1 Figure