FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT ROBIE HOUSE ANALYSIS
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ROBIE HOUSEFRANK LLYOD WRIGHT
SNEHA COUTINHOS.Y.B.ARCH ‘A’ROLL NO. 7BHARATI VIDYAPEETH C.O.A.
INTRODUCTION• ARCHITECT:
FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT
• LOCATION: NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• OWNER: FREDRICK.C.ROBIE, OWNER OF A BICYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
• TYPE: RESIDENTIAL
• TIMELINE: COMPLETED IN 1909
• STYLE: PRARIE STYLE
• CLIMATE: TEMPERATE
• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM: BRICK AND STEEL
ARCHITECTURE• Prairie School was a late 19th and
early 20th century architectural style• Most common to
the Midwestern United States. • The style is usually marked by
horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, integration with the landscape, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament.
• Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the native prairie landscape.
CENTRAL CHIMNEY
LOW PITCHED ROOF
HORIZONTAL LINES
OVERHANGING EAVES
CONCEPT• THE OWNER DIDN’T WANT A TYPICAL VICTORIAN
STYLE HOME THAT WAS PREVALENT IN THOSE DAYS.HENCE THE PRARIE STYLE WAS USED.
• THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HE PROVIDED WERE OF A MORE MODERN FLOOR PLAN IE. GARAGE, PLAYROOMS FOR CHILDREN, ETC
• THE MATERIALS USED MADE THE HOME FIREPROOF AS PER THE DEMAND OF THE OWNER
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
• SINCE THE SITE WAS ELONGATED AND ON A CORNER LOT, IT ENABLED HIM TO CREATE AN ATTENUATED HORIZONTAL COMPOSITION.
• THE HOUSE WAS CLADDED IN ROMAN BRICK AND MORTAR.
• THE STEEL I-BEAMS MAKE THE ROOF CANTILEVER POSSIBLE WHILE THE DETAILING OF EXTERIOR BRICKWORK REINFORCES THE HORIZONTAL EMPHASIS BY TOOLING THE HORIZONTAL JOINTS IN A MATURAL MORTAR AND LEAVING VERTICAL JOINTS FLUSH IN A BRICK COLORED MORTAR.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT• THE HOUSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WINGS KEEPING
THE PUBLIC AREAS TOWARDS THE STREET AND THE SERVICE AREAS NEAR THE INNERMOST SECTIONS OF THE HOUSE
• THE FLOOR COMPOSITION IS BASED ON TWO ADJACENT HORIZONTAL BARS THAT ARE MIXED IN A CENTRAL SPACE WHICH ARE ANCHORED BY THE VERITCAL COLUMN OF THE FIREPLACE
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
A game room and billiard room make up this level, separated by a fireplace. In both spaces, Wright chose to showcase the system of structural beams in the ceiling, to give a greater sense of altitude to the rooms. This level also houses the utility equipment, laundry, pantry space, and a 3-car garage. Access to the house is at this level, with access to the main living area via stairs.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
The space is divided into two areas, the living and dining areas separated by the fireplace, but visually connected.On both ends of this space the two long galleries form triangular areas that are more intimate, for relaxing or eating.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
The bedrooms are at this level, overlooking the house in a sort of tower-style.
ROOF PLAN
FRONT ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
LEFT ELEVATION
RIGHT ELEVATION
The perimeter wall surrounding the
house, or the low ceilings and high
walls, wright made the house applicable for a private space
for its tenants.
Wright recognised a house as a place for solitude and comfort thus provided an entrance
secluded away from the street
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
INTERIOR SPACES
FIREPLACE
REFERENCES• http://littledoseofevy.blogspot.in
• http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Robie_House
• http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Robie_Residence.html
• http://gowright.org/MoodleWright/mod/book/view.php?id=59&chapterid=18
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House
MADE BY: SNEHA COUTINHO, NIYATI BHANSALI, DHWANI KARIA