THE NEUGEBAUERS HOUSE:

THE ULTIMATE IN POST

In a world where downtime is more MODERN LIVING
wishful thinking than reality, its
essential that your home offers true
tranquility, space, and comfort.

Introducing the utmost

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT of
architect Richard Meier:

THE
NEUGEBAUER’S
HOUSE
Naples, Florida
RICHARD MEIER(12 October 1934)-till
date Richard Meier is an American abstract artist
and architect.

He received his architectural training at

Cornell University and established his own
office in New York in 1963.

His geometric designs make prominent use

of white color

His approach is inspired by the philosophies

of Le Corbusier.

Providing very much itself in minimalistic

approach.

In 1984, Mr. Meier was awarded the Pritzker

Prize for Architecture, considered the field’s
highest honor.
PRICIPLES OF LE-CORBUSIER THAT
AFFECTED RICHARD MEIER’S DESIGN

 Pilotis – Replacement of supporting walls by

a grid of reinforced concrete columns that
bears the structural load is the basis of the
new aesthetic.

 The free designing of the ground plan—the

absence of supporting walls—means the house
is unrestrained in its internal use.

 The free design of the façade—separating the

exterior of the building from its structural
function—sets the façade free from structural
constraints.
 Ribbon Window
 LOCATION
The Neugebauer House is located
in Naples, Florida, in the
LOCATION luxurious residential area of Fort
AND Charles Dr. Overlooking the
FRONT Doubloon Bay.

This house was designed on a

wedge-shaped site with amazing
views of the water and palm trees
that dominate the landscape.

It was designed in 1995 and

construction completed in 1998.

It is a piece of the vintage

architecture we cherish today with
a sublime touch from Richard
Meier’s Neo-Corbusian
philosophies of design.
 ROOF:
Combination of various simple
triangular shapes with a sloping
edge.
The roof is the component of this
ROOF house that squarely depicts the
vision of the architect..

The inverted roof on the

Neugebauer house was the
architect’s clever way to meet that
requirement while at the same time
emphasizing the orientation of the
house towards the water.

The living spaces including the

kitchen and the bathrooms are
covered by a butterfly-like roof
which is supported by steel frames
below it as it cantilevers further
into space.
EXPERTLY DESIGNED TO MAKE THE MOST USE OF EVERY INCH OF SPACE,
PROVIDING LUXURY LIVING WITH LINEARLY ORGANIZED SPACES WITH
EFFICIENT
USE OF VISTAS
X
VISTA P
L
A
X
Main entrance
N
to the house

Room and other spaces

arranged linearly
Lush green
3RD FLOOR 2ND FLOOR lawn 1ST FLOOR
 SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS

Butterfly roof
Palm trees

Car parking

SECTION X-X’ Deck on doubloon bay

 The plain geometry, light,
color and emphasis on the
principles of design helped
the architects to come up
WALKTHROUGH: with a building whose
every aspect interacts and
integrates well with one
another and with the
environment.

Different, unique and

devoid of any kind of
decoration, though built
in classical style.

The building’s longest

axis spans the full-width
of the wedge-shaped plot
overlooking the
waterfront.
 LARGE, SPACIOUS LINEARLY ARRANGED ROOMS PROVIDE THE UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE FAMILY TO HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL SPACE
AS WELL AS FOR EFFICIENT AND SMOOTH MOVEMENT

SKETCH INTERIOR VIEW MODEL

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN CONCEPT:-

The architects designed the house to have linearly

organized functions beginning from the THE USE OF WHITE
COLOUR IS MORE
entrance, to the service which is the long corridor, PREDOMINENT IN
to the living space, followed by the sun terrace and RICHARD MEIER’S
a rectangular lap pool marking the end of that BUILDINGS

development.
• BIBLIOGRAPHY(REFERENCES):-
BOOK : WHITE IN LIGHT by RICHARD MEIER
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SEMESTER IV
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