Gehry Residence

Gehry Residence
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General information
Type	House
Architectural style	Deconstructivist
Address	1002 22nd Street Santa Monica, California 90403
Coordinates	34°2′6.62″N 118°29′5.13″W / 34.0351722°N 118.4847583°W / 34.0351722; -118.4847583Coordinates: 34°2′6.62″N 118°29′5.13″W / 34.0351722°N 118.4847583°W / 34.0351722; -118.4847583
Design and construction
Architect	Frank Gehry

The Gehry Residence is architect Frank Gehry's own house. It was originally an extension, designed by Gehry and built around an existing Dutch colonial style house.^[1] It makes use of unconventional materials, such as chain-link fences and corrugated steel. It is sometimes considered one of the earliest deconstructivist buildings, although Gehry denies this.

The Gehry Residence is located in Santa Monica, California. In 1977, Frank and Berta Gehry bought a pink bungalow that was originally built in 1920.^[2] Gehry wanted to explore with the materials he was already using — metal, plywood, chain link fencing, and wood framing. In 1978, he chose to wrap the outside of the house with a new exterior while still leaving the old exterior visible.^[3] He hardly touched the rear and south facades and to the other sides of the house he wedged in tilted glass cubes. Then, in the fall of 1991, he chose to remodel due to the needs of a growing family that by then included two teenage boys. Many of Gehry's neighbors were not happy at the unusual building being built in their neighborhood.

References

• El Croquis 74/75 1995
• Architects Today — Laurence King Publishers
• Dal Co, Francesco and Forster, Kurt. W. "Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works." Published in the United States of America in 1998 by The Monacelli Press, Inc. Copyright 1998 by The Monacelli Press, Inc.

1. ↑ Didier Cornille Toutes les maisons sont dans la nature, Paris, Hélium Edit, 2012, p59-61
2. ↑ "Architectural Influence in America". Retrieved 10 May 2008. 
3. ↑ "Gehry House - Frank Gehry - Great Buildings Online". Greatbuildings.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 

External links

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• Photographs of exterior of Gehry Residence

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