GEHRY RESIDENCEFRANK GEHRY

FRANK GEHRY

NameFrank Owen Gehry

Born onFebruary 28, 1929 ( 87 years old )

Born inToronto, Canada

Education BackgroundHarvard University,University of South California

STYLE - DECONSTRUCTIVISM

- Fragmentation

- Manipulating surfaces, skins, shapes

- Distortion and dislocation

- Unpredictability and controlled chaos.

- Abstracted form

PHILOSOPHY & STYLE

“ A structure in progress is always more poetic than a finished work ”

“ Life is chaotic, buildings should reflect it ”

LocationLos Angeles, United States

Built on 1999 - 2003

LocationPrague, Czech Republic

Built on 1994 - 1996

LocationBilbao, Spain

Built on 1993 - 1997

Gurggenheim MuseumWalt Disney Concert Hall Dancing House

FRANK GEHRY’S MASTERPIECES

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

- Composition of undulating and angled form

- Abstract

- Free-flowing

- Non-rectilinear

- Fragmented

DANCING HOUSE

- Contrast

- Dramatic

- Distorted

- Controlled chaos

- Different shapes and dimensions of materials

GURGGENHEIM MUSEUM

- Extraordinary silhouette

- Blend of regularity and irregularity

- Random curves react to sunlight and weather

- Experimentation with surfaces and shapes

GEHRY RESIDENCEFRANK GEHRY

INTRODUCTION

- Deconstructivist work on a dutch colonial house

- Old house remained in unconventional manner

- New architecture style

- Modification of existing building

LocationSanta Monica, United States

Built on1977 - 1979

Remodelled on1991

INITIAL IDEAS

New and old

Raw and refined

Balance of fragment and whole

PROCESS

Existing dutch colonial style

house

New residents built

around old

Gehry residenceOld parts

completely intact

Made holes, torn down and put up walls and added

new material

DESIGN

Front-back axonometric view

DESIGN - NEW & OLD FUSION

Extension towards street

Exterior virtually intact

Barely discernable entrance

DESIGN

Breaking out and tilting away

Geometrical

Expressive

DESIGN

Geometrical ceiling opening

- Remain original interior structure

- Allow sunlight penetration

- Deliberate design

Geometrical ceiling opening

- Visual distortion

- Spacing between old and new

- Raw finishing

MATERIALITY

Wooden structure

Glass

Steel

MATERIALITY

Chain link fence

ConcreteAluminium

MATERIALITY

Wooden structure

Glass

Plywood

STYLE - ARTISTICALLY INTUITIVE

BeforeDutch colonial style house

AfterGehry residence

STYLE - CLUTTERED

ExteriorMaterials

InteriorScale

STYLE - CONTROVERSIAL

Neighbourhood Gehry residence

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