Louis Kahn - Casa Esherick, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania USA, 1959-1961
Designed by Luis Khan, the house is noted especially for its spatial organization and for the ventilation and natural lighting provided by its unusual window and shutter configuration.
An architect celebrated for his breathtaking studies of light and materiality in the creation of memorable architecture, Louis Kahn did not fail to...
Designed by Luis Khan, the house is noted especially for its spatial organization and for the ventilation and natural lighting provided by its unusual window and shutter configuration.
The Esherick House is located in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was designed by American architect Louis Kahn. The house was completed in 1961.
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Reconciliation of Opposites Serving and Served Spaces The Esherick house is a simple rectangular module. Being one of Kahn’s late residential project, it clearly applies a mature manifestatio…
( 1959 – 1961 ) (chaminé sala de estar,fachada sudoeste) A casa foi encomendada por Margaret Esherick( sobrinha do famoso escultor Esherick Wharton) Construida na Filadélfia( Pensilvânia - EUA) por Louis I.Kahn Ela possui 96m² 1 suíte, 1 banheiro, sala de jantar integrada com sala de estar Área externa desenhada pelo arquiteto Frederick Pack Características Estilo japonês ( madeira,escada ) Abertura e iluminação A casa é clara devido às grandes janelas, ambiente quente e direto Idéia de 2 casas (fachada noroeste) Kahn ressalta primeiro pela originalidade da forma e dos materiais a que recorre a janela em "T".Esta deixa a luz entrar( por uma abertura maior na parte mais alta) ,ao mesmo tempo que mantêm o ambiente fechado. (fachada sudeste) A fachada virada para rua é fechada enquanto que a oposta, virada para o interior do lote, possui amplas aberturas em vidro, recortadas por um caixilho em madeira elegante e quente devido a utilização da madeira Apitong.A parede de vidro em um lado da antecâmara mantém conexão com a luz exterior, enquanto que a luz interior, modelada pela forma do edifício, começa a se afirmar por si própria. O tamanho das janelas e a posição foram pensadas para "coreografar" de acordo com a hora do dia e a estação A obra se encontra baseada em relações geométricas precisas, entre quadrados retângulos divididos por uma escada, lateralmente ficam os serviços, a sala possui pé-direito duplo, com uma estante em toda a altura da parede, o que cria um ambiente extremamente acolhedor. Este calor nos volumes, contrastando com o rigor geométrico é obtido também pelo uso do betão, rugoso, nos paramentos exteriores, diferente a nível de estética para com as experiências européias intencionalmente frias. Esta estrutura monumental tem um exterior em negrito que é feita de forma simples e completa do concreto. No entanto, a casa não perde o conforto de uma casa com o seu interior pensativo. A casa é naturalmente ventilado e iluminado com a luz do sol que entra através de grandes janelas de moldura de madeira , a luz é refletida pela madeira e pelas paredes brancas que compõem o interior da casa. Ele queria que a casa fosse acolhedora e confortável para os moradores com o abraço de luz clara e espaços abertos que criam a liberdade. * vídeo : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Wxmzi9NYY&NR=1
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Designed by Luis Khan, the house is noted especially for its spatial organization and for the ventilation and natural lighting provided by its unusual window and shutter configuration.
An architect celebrated for his breathtaking studies of light and materiality in the creation of memorable architecture, Louis Kahn did not fail to...
windows, from livingroom to the garden
It was recognized for its recent renovations
Designed by Luis Khan, the house is noted especially for its spatial organization and for the ventilation and natural lighting provided by its unusual window and shutter configuration.
Year of Construction: 1961 A must see from the great Louis Kahn, the Esherick House is well studied and noted for it's natural ligh...
Reconnue mondialement comme un bâtiment clé de l’architecture moderne du 20ème siècle, la maison Esherick réalisée par Louis Kahn est un chef d’oeuvre non seulement en raison de sa sophistication et de l’aspect novateur de so
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Reconciliation of Opposites Serving and Served Spaces The Esherick house is a simple rectangular module. Being one of Kahn’s late residential project, it clearly applies a mature manifestatio…
It was recognized for its recent renovations
Wharton Esherick Spiral Three-Step Ladder, 1966 Born 1887. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania: died 1970. Paoli. Pennsylvania Cherry with hickory legs 48 x 16 1 /2 x 17 112 inches Gift of S. C. Johnson and Son. Inc. CAM 1977.7 As a young painter Wharton Esherick lived and taught in the utopian community of Fairhope, Alabama, prior to
