House VI

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House VI is an experimental modernist residence in Cornwall, Connecticut, designed by architect Peter Eisenman as a radical exploration of deconstructivist form and spatial theory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deconstructivist architecture work
experimental building
house
modernist architecture work
residence
alsoKnownAs Frank House
architect Peter Eisenman
architecturalStyle Deconstructivism
Modernism
Postmodern architecture
client Richard Frank
Suzanne Frank
completionDate 1975
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designPeriod late 1960s
documentedIn Peter Eisenman
surface form: Peter Eisenman, House VI: The Client's Response

Peter Eisenman, House VI: The Client's Response (book)
floorCount 2
followedBy House VII
hasPart brightly colored planar elements
central stair with interrupted elements
grid-based structural frame
open-plan living area
split-level interior spaces
voids cutting through floors and ceilings
hasQuality complex geometry
deliberate spatial disjunction
highly abstract form
non-functional elements
strong conceptual emphasis
inspiredBy linguistic structuralism
philosophy of deconstruction
locatedIn Cornwall, Connecticut
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut
mainTheme deconstruction of conventional domestic space
exploration of architectural syntax
relationship between diagram and built form
materialUsed glass
plasterboard
wood
partOfSeries Eisenman’s numbered house series
precededBy House V
significantFor iconic example of Eisenman’s early houses
influence on theoretical architecture discourse
radical exploration of deconstructivist form
startDate 1972
usedFor single-family dwelling

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Peter Eisenman notableWork House VI
House II relatedWork House VI
House X relatedWork House VI