Frank Lloyd Wright, Bachman-Wilson House

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Bachman-Wilson House

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2 ай бұрын

Frank Lloyd Wright, Bachman-Wilson House (originally built on the bank of the Millstone River, New Jersey, now on the campus of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville), 1956
A conversation with Alan Meyer, volunteer, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Steven Zucker

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@marqbarq5977 2 ай бұрын

I’ve had the honor to visit 5 Wright homes. Thank you for showing us this one. Even his “affordable” homes were spectacular, with all those built ins.

@richsw 2 ай бұрын

I can't imagine anyone not wanting to live in a Lloyd Wright house, this one included. It's so beautiful, and those views out of the window are incredible. Thanks for another wonderful video.

@rachaelgoldman5846 2 ай бұрын

At last! This is a real treat to see. The move from New Jersey is a story in itself. And to be able to see the house from inside out shows the complexity of FLW's work.

@christianfrommuslim 19 сағат бұрын

Thank you for this excellent and detailed tour. It is a wonderful house. The window arrangements are especially inspired. $20,000 was actually a high price for the 1950s. That was the price for a 3-4 bedroom custom house in a good Los Angeles suburb in the 1960s. But really, how did FLW think all of those custom wood details could be produced so inexpensively. Perhaps if the house were prefabbed on a large scale? The main problems for current of such a house would be: noise control with so many hard surfaces, for example if one family member likes to watch loud big screen TV, and inadequate storage for 21st needs. It could serve best for a single person working from home, or a young couple that goes out a lot, but enjoys a meditative cup of coffee on weekends.

@magicknight13 17 сағат бұрын

100% agreed!

@sherryzimmerman9220 2 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING in its location move….open air yet privacy primarily draws You in…..every glass view does its visual job by creating artwork of its own in the scenery of nature all seasons of the year….built-ins set up little need for extraneous furniture pieces adding to clutter………

@michaelhealy1590 2 ай бұрын

Pure genius. But also Pure beauty and practically. We are lucky to have his creations still around.

@christianfrommuslim 19 сағат бұрын

We wouldn't find it practical today - hard surfaces make sound control difficult if one person watches loud movies, and virtually no storage.

@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88 Ай бұрын

I believe what sets Wright apart from many famous architects of his time and of today is that he took the commissions in designing homes for middle class people. This home is from 1956, just a few years before his death. You see today's most well known architects just taking commissions and projects for large public projects, museums, and homes for the rich. Wright truly believed that regular Americans can and should be able to own and live in a beautiful home.

@davidpowellseattle 12 күн бұрын

The Gordon House in Oregon shares many features with this house. Beautiful!

@vladislavandreev7257 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for the informative story. I don't share all of Wright's ideas, but it's still very interesting to take a virtual tour of his houses.

@user-iu4mu3bv5v 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful tour of a beautiful house. I’ve been to most of Wright’s “greatest hits,” but very few of these more modest houses. This helps correct that - thanks so much!

@ej_buendia 2 ай бұрын

Great tour and commentary as always. FLW was influential when I was still in school and now as an architect. The gestures his building creates are so inspiring. PS. The intro and outro music of your videos are so lovely. Please keep them forever :D

@0x_hackerfren 2 ай бұрын

This is very cool to see. thank you for sharing. the architecture video's are always some of my favorite.

@daveyost1567 Ай бұрын

Wow, what a house! Thank you for sharing this.

@smarthistory-art-history Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for reaching out.

@TRUNGTANARCHITECT 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video, it's great !

@moroccanrobin 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@erikdoer 2 ай бұрын

Great video, as always. My dad introduced Wright's work to me at a young age (might have been a coffee table book we had around) and I've been mesmerized by his designs ever since. Someday could we get a behind the scenes look at how you folks go on-site and make these videos?

@smarthistory-art-history 2 ай бұрын

We like to keep the focus on the art (and architecture).

@lauratamash Ай бұрын

i am in owe, what a house!

@Sasha0927 2 ай бұрын

Crystal Bridges! ❤ Goodness, this house is beautiful... I remember clerestories from various cathedrals. I love the openness of the living room and the gloss on those tiles. Also a fan of "Usonia," radiant heating, and the way the glass walls allow nature in. Gorgeous! The hanging staircase and stream situation brought tears to my eyes! 🤯 I've gotta get back to Crystal Bridges and see this place.

@johnmartlew5897 2 ай бұрын

FLW: $20,000. Other architect: $30,000. Contractor: $60,000. FLW might have been thinking 1905 prices for material and labour.

@smarthistory-art-history 2 ай бұрын

20k was the family's original budget, FLW thought the house could be built for 30k if the family did some of the work, and yes 60k was the contractor estimate (as you noted, it's not easy to keep up with inflation).

@johnmartlew5897 Ай бұрын

@@smarthistory-art-history Not easy keeping up with over inflated contractors retirement funds either. In 2009 I got a contractor estimate of $21,000 for concrete forms for a 1600 square foot house foundation. Just walls no higher than two feet on a slight slope of exposed rock. No basement. No concrete. Just forms. I priced materials, labour and couldn’t get over $7000 CDN. I became a contractor in the blink of an eye. Foundation done, including concrete, pump truck, rock drilled reinforced and labour/materials for $7500. $13,500 in my own pocket.

@smarthistory-art-history Ай бұрын

Plus the pride that comes from a job well done.

@ChristopherBonis 2 ай бұрын

What a magnificent feat of architecture and yet still so warm and inviting. The woodworking is gorgeous and I’m really drawn to the horizontal lines throughout. But I’m perplexed by the use of cork for the bathroom flooring. Is that not a highly absorbent material? Not something one would want near a bathtub!

@smarthistory-art-history 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it's not particularly absorbent. Think about a wine cork.

@ChristopherBonis 2 ай бұрын

@@smarthistory-art-history That’s a fair point, although the cork is on the ground in this case, being stepped on regularly. But upon looking it up, I see that while cork may feel like a stiff sponge, it does not behave like one thanks to hydrophobic fat in the cells. So yet another clever design by Wright.

@LJ7000 2 ай бұрын

The window walls with narrow corridor seem Japanese inspired

@snowballeffect7812 2 ай бұрын

I hate the front entrance, but I suppose there must be another one to get larger objects and furnishings into the space. the rest of the house is beautiful. The intentional glass-on-glass is something I would normally instinctually avoid in my own virtual construction in games, but I think i'll try it out on my next opportunity!

@Christ_on_the_River Ай бұрын

How available are the original plans for scholarly viewing?

@smarthistory-art-history Ай бұрын

they are online

@Christ_on_the_River Ай бұрын

do you have a link you can suggest as a good starting place ? I’ve seen some plans on art and architecture auction sites, but the quality strikes me as decidedly less than what Crystal Bridges could provide…

@smarthistory-art-history Ай бұрын

You looked here? www.artsy.net/artwork/frank-lloyd-wright-eight-blueprints-for-the-bachman-wilson-house-millstone-new-jersey I am not sure who purchased them. That would take some research.

@Christ_on_the_River Ай бұрын

@@smarthistory-art-history yes

@debrabarnhardt1103 2 ай бұрын

The demand for "modern" architecture is especially disheartening when you imagine architecture like this as the alternative.

@smarthistory-art-history 2 ай бұрын

This is modern architecture.

@simoncattle1434 2 ай бұрын

@@smarthistory-art-history It is, but few 'modern architects' have shown the sensitivity both to beauty, utility and comfort that Wright did. He saw the potential to make great homes, while too many modernists saw only the opportunity to make 'bold', 'uncompromising' boxes which at best looked severe on Day One and thereafter increasingly grim. Wright created houses that were both rational and charming. I live in UK and it's sad that modern architects here seem not to have been interested in FLW. There is much to learn from him. This house is perfection.

@christianfrommuslim 18 сағат бұрын

@@simoncattle1434 This house is not practical for the 21st century - no storage space, and open, hard surfaces prevent sound control. If one member of the family likes loud shows or music, all suffer!