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PRECEDENT ANALYSIS: HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
‘The man knowa as the most important architect ofthe 20°%century is Prank
Lioyd Wright. Wright has designed eight distinct sites which earned a place
‘on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. This is an honor indicating
substantial universal value educationally, scientifically, ander culturally
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Sientific, and Cultural
Organization). Wright made a name for himself during his sover
Jong earcer and catalyzed the moder architecture movement in California.
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Theatee producer and oil heitess, Aline Barnsdall, pad Wright to construct
her an impressive house on Olive Hill in Los Angeles (built 1919-1921). A
large inspiration of Wrights for the picce was Barnsdalls favorite lower
the hellyhock. He represented the flower throughout the house from textiles
and furniture to art glass and omamental stone. Barnsdall and Wright
butted hoads (he weat over budget) and she did not lke his finished
product. She hardly lived there and ended up giving the house away to the
City of Los Angeles,
Precedents Wright set with this home included the iconic Hollywood
mansion on a hill, blurring the lines between the inside and out, and using
cement not as something of heavy substance, but “as a thing of charm and
be
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Exterior mage
Exterior Image ~ shows a pathway which blurs lines between the
Inside and outside
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Exterior Image — demonstrates use of cement for
“chatm and beauty”; hollyhock representation
Exterior Image
InspirationInterior Image (note hollyhock emblem on rug & walls)
Interior image
Floorplan
Section
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Elevation - Wright's original
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Floorplan, section, elevation of bedroom wing Wright's
original
‘Approach