Schindler House (1921-22), West Hollywood, CA
The Schindler House was conceived as an experiment in communal living……….the gathering areas were patios in the garden, one for each family………there were four distinct phases in the planning process, each a logical development of a theme. The essential plan—a pinwheel—was established in the earliest scheme. Using a consistent four-foot module and standardized “Slab-Tilt” wall construction, Schindler created a building in which no two spaces are alike while at the same time seamlessly integrating indoors and out, creating, in his words, A Real California Scheme……………..
Sert House (1955-57), Cambridge, MA
Sert house in Cambridge is considered a paradigm of the courtyard house……………This prototype is built only exponent of what was intended as a residential, integrated residence conceived in an architectural unit higher in urban structure……………..Built on land owned by Harvard University in Cambridge City, in an area near the campus, the house itself fits into a rectangle of 18 x 30 m bounded by brick walls and painted wooden opaque fence, enclosing 780m2………………
