House II
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House II is an experimental modernist residence by architect Peter Eisenman, known for its radical geometric composition and deconstruction of conventional domestic space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House II canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental residence
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house ⓘ modernist building ⓘ residential building ⓘ work of architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | House II (Falk House) ⓘ |
| architect | Peter Eisenman ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Deconstructivism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| client | Hardwick family ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus |
autonomy of architectural form
ⓘ
critique of functionalism in domestic architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designerNationality | American ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 1969 ⓘ |
| followedBy | House III ⓘ |
| function | single-family residence ⓘ |
| hasAcademicReception | extensively analyzed in architectural theory ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex stair configurations
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double-height spaces ⓘ interlocking interior and exterior spaces ⓘ non-orthodox circulation paths ⓘ offset planes ⓘ projecting volumes ⓘ voids cutting through the volume ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | orthogonal grid plan ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
architectural journals
ⓘ
architecture textbooks ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dislocation of traditional domestic elements
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tension between inhabitation and formal system ⓘ |
| inArchitecturalCanon | late 20th-century experimental houses ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
conceptual art
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linguistic structuralism ⓘ modernist abstraction ⓘ |
| location | Hardwick, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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steel ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex spatial fragmentation
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deconstruction of conventional domestic space ⓘ disjunction between structure and enclosure ⓘ grid-based formal system ⓘ interpenetrating volumes ⓘ radical geometric composition ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Peter Eisenman House series ⓘ |
| precededBy | House I ⓘ |
| relatedWork | House VI ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.