One the many Usonian Houses Frank Lloyd Wright completed in the last decades of his life, Wright once told apprentice John Howe he “…would have placed the Palmer house at the top of his list.” 
Not bad when that list included works like the Hanna House and Fallingwater.
The Palmer House was another of his houses designed on a hexagonal module.
No ninety-degree corners, allowing the house to open up and spaces to flow easily into one another--and the occasional acute angle to bring nature in, as here in the “Tea House.” (Note to the lighting hidden in the ceiling decks—always more interesting seeing
light rather than light fittings.)
Click the video to take a tour, or
head to the house’s website.
[Pictures from
Michigan Modern and
The Palmer House website]
The Palmer House was another of his houses designed on a hexagonal module. 
No ninety-degree corners, allowing the house to open up and spaces to flow easily into one another--and the occasional acute angle to bring nature in, as here in the “Tea House.” (Note to the lighting hidden in the ceiling decks—always more interesting seeing light rather than light fittings.)
Click the video to take a tour, or head to the house’s website.
4 comments:
WOW
That top photograph really does it for me.
I can take or leave art and paintings and sculptures etc, but I can sit and look at great architecture all day
Beautiful
Another stunning example. For me, evolution of Architecture over the last few years has highlighted just how far ahead of his time FLW was.
Amazing place at a relatively cheap rental (check the Palmer House link) - about $NZ500 a night for 6 people - I'd be a starter!
Amazing place and relatively cheap to rent at about $NZ500 a night between 6 people - I'd be a starter!
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