House I

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House I is an early experimental residence by architect Peter Eisenman that exemplifies his abstract, geometric approach to deconstructivist architectural form and theory.

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House I canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
experimental house
residence
work of architecture
architect Peter Eisenman
architecturalStyle Deconstructivism
Modern architecture
category Deconstructivist architecture
Houses by Peter Eisenman
Modernist houses in the United States
completionDate early 1970s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designPeriod late 1960s
emphasizes conceptual design over functional expression
geometry over traditional domestic imagery
followedBy House II
function single-family dwelling
hasArchitecturalConcept deconstruction of conventional domestic space
displacement of volumes
fragmentation of form
superposition of grids
hasArchitecturalForm abstract geometric composition
hasNotableFeature abstract façade composition
complex spatial layering
interpenetrating rectilinear volumes
manipulated grid structure
hasTheoreticalBasis Peter Eisenman’s formalist design theory
linguistic and structuralist theory in architecture
influenced subsequent deconstructivist residential design
isDiscussedIn architectural theory literature on deconstructivism
monographs on Peter Eisenman
isEarlyWorkOf Peter Eisenman
isExampleOf architecture as formal system
autonomous architecture
partOfSeries Eisenman’s numbered house series
surface form: Peter Eisenman House series
precededBy House X (conceptual numbering, later realized houses)?

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Peter Eisenman notableWork House I
House II precededBy House I
House X relatedWork House I