Tag Archives: analysis

3D Model, Architecture, Design, How House, Schindler

RM Schindler’s How House, 1925, part 4 of 4, form

December 16, 2012 Steve Wallet

Not so much building as analyzing

Form

I thought the How House was pretty simple, until I tried to draw a floor plan. I then started a model to help me understand it, and found out how complex it really is. Although I present this analysis in a linear form, “building” the How House, it was designed as a whole and not in a step-by-step fashion. (figure 1) Continue reading RM Schindler’s How House, 1925, part 4 of 4, form →

3D Model, Architecture, Design, Elmer House, Schindler

RM Schindler’s Elmer House, 1952 (unbuilt), Conclusion part 5 of 5

October 1, 2012 Steve Wallet

Loose Ends miscellaneous things worthy of comment

Windows

The windows in the Elmer House are an unusual late Schindler design. They are unframed pieces of glass, with glued-on handles, that slide in grooves in the frame like the doors of a china cabinet. (fig 1) I first noticed this Schindler window in the original Shulman photos of the Erlik House, at the Getty Institute web site. I was excited to see them, still in use, in the Skolnick House.(fig 2, handles have fallen off) An interesting way to radically simplify window construction.