Residential Project – Post Post Modernism

February 11, 2012, 3:09 am
Filed under: Residential Projects

North Elevation

Hello readers,

After a few commercial projects I thought I would return to residential design. I thought that I would try my hand at something that was both modern and traditional, a post-post modernist interpretation. Post modernism, a trend started by Philip Johnson in the early 1980s was a reaction against the modernist architecture of Mies and his contemporaries that the public felt was cold and overly sterile. Johnson reintroduced classical elements back into architecture reviving the ‘old’ details. The most famous example of post modernist architecture was his AT&T building in New York City.

Drafted Image of AT&T Skyscraper

The skyscraper was topped with an open pediment motif found on colonial furniture. I used a similar technique placing my modified pediment over a modernist box, the typical form of most pre-fab modern architecture.

The column is a central element to this house; the portico and pediment roof are supported by a series of columns and two massive 7′ diameter columns are visible just inside the front entry. These over-sized columns function as a fireplace chimney and a stairwell in the design. Finally there is a lone Tuscan column placed outside the master bath/bedroom which is illuminated at night creating a contemplative if not elegant display. This house has 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths with a detached 3 car garage and open air pool house. There is also a second floor game room which could easily be converted into a 4th bedroom if desired. The house overlooks a pond so all of the living spaces and the pool face the view.

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