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The interior of the Rosenbaum House. Usonia (/ j uː ˈ s oʊ n i. ə /) is a term that was used by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to the United States in general (in preference over America), and more specifically to his vision for the landscape of the country, including the planning of cities and the architecture of buildings.
The balance of the homes were decreed to be in the modern "organic" style ordained by Wright. The community was named "Usonia" in homage to Wright, whose ideas on the way Americans should live together guided their plan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 as the Usonia Historic District. [1]
A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design. [1] Prefab #2 Houses: Walter Rudin House – Madison, Wisconsin (1957) James McBean Residence – Rochester, Minnesota (1957) Both houses have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color and siting.
This Usonian is one of Wright's smaller designs at 1,800 square feet and is designed as a parallelogram and constructed of concrete block. Wright designed the house around a "diamond module" with 60- and 120-degree angles. The red cement floors had a diamond pattern in the same shape. The skylights were equilateral triangles, each corner 60 ...
The Bachman-Wilson house is an example of Wright's invention of Usonian architecture. Wright built many of his houses around the notion of comfortable, low-cost living that fits the needs of its residents, as well as building a structure to match its environment. [3]
Initially the Sunday's choose the Usonian Automatic, a natural concrete block model, for their home. When it provided unworkable, Wright sent the plans for this house. In style and materials it is very similar to the 1953 Usonian Exhibition House. [2] It was the sixth of seven houses designed by Wright and built in this style in Iowa.
The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama. A noted example of his Usonian house concept, it is the only Wright building in Alabama, [2] and is one of only 26 pre-World War II Usonian houses. Wright scholar John Sergeant called it "the ...
This Usonian house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 was built during 1950–1954 for J. Willis Hughes, who lived in it until January 1980. [2] It is on a 30-60 degree triangle, which results in a grid of equilateral parallelograms.