The douglas house is dramatically situated on an isolated site that slopes down to lake michigan. Howard rachofsky encouraged and allowed richard meier to explore and experiment in this 10,000 square foot home on preston road. Richard meier born october 12, 1934 is an american abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. The rachofsky house by richard meier, dallas, texas. Slightly inland from the atlantic ocean on three acres of flat land near the tip of long island, the site for. His practice has included housing and private residences, museums, hightech and medical facilities, commercial buildings and such major civic commissions as. Dans ses grandes villas smith house, darien, connecticut, 1967.
Richard meier biography childhood, life achievements. The most satisfying part of the rachofsky house is that it is not a museum. Modern home designed by architect richard meier the rachofsky house richard meier preston house. Peter richard alan meier, dit richard meier, ne le 12 octobre 1934 a newark new jersey. The site for this private house is a sloped, wooded property located in an almost rural area that affords botch seclusion and panoramic views of the surrounding. Architect richard meier, whose most notable designs include the rachofsky house in dallas, announced tuesday that he is taking an immediate sixmonth leave of absence as founder and managing.
So steep is the fall of the land from the road down to the water. Beyond, concealing the water, lies the horizontal facade of the house itself, clad. Richard alan meier is an american architect whose work of architecture is noted for its geometric patterns, rich spatial exposures with emphasis on light and a dominance of the use of white colour that gives the structures a pristine look. Richard meier and partners architects bodrum houses. Set in a suburban landscape, this house private museum is anchored to the ground by a podium faced in black granite that extends both in front of and behind the main body of the building. Richard meiers characteristic geometric designs make prominent use of the colour white, as illustrated here in two of his iconic residential works from the late.
Livre richard meier les architectes architecture et construction. A winner of the pritzker architecture prize in 1984, meier. The rachofsky house is the private home and contemporary art collection of cindy and howard rachofsky. In the hoffman house, an ordinary site allowed a certain freedom of design. In forecourt of the house a square grove of twentyfive palms serves as foil to a freestanding cylindrical garage faced in limestone. The seemingly simple, effortlessly floating stark facade belies its massive and intricate structure that gives it its grace. Renowned architect richard meier, who designed the.