frank llyod wright robie house analysis

ROBIE HOUSEFRANK LLYOD WRIGHT

SNEHA COUTINHOS.Y.B.ARCH ‘A’ROLL NO. 7BHARATI VIDYAPEETH C.O.A.

INTRODUCTION• ARCHITECT:

FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT

• LOCATION: NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

• OWNER: FREDRICK.C.ROBIE, OWNER OF A BICYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

• TYPE: RESIDENTIAL

• TIMELINE: COMPLETED IN 1909

• STYLE: PRARIE STYLE

• CLIMATE: TEMPERATE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM: BRICK AND STEEL

ARCHITECTURE• Prairie School was a late 19th and

early 20th century architectural style• Most common to

the Midwestern United States. • The style is usually marked by

horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, integration with the landscape, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament.

• Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the native prairie landscape.

CENTRAL CHIMNEY

LOW PITCHED ROOF

HORIZONTAL LINES

OVERHANGING EAVES

CONCEPT• THE OWNER DIDN’T WANT A TYPICAL VICTORIAN

STYLE HOME THAT WAS PREVALENT IN THOSE DAYS.HENCE THE PRARIE STYLE WAS USED.

• THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HE PROVIDED WERE OF A MORE MODERN FLOOR PLAN IE. GARAGE, PLAYROOMS FOR CHILDREN, ETC

• THE MATERIALS USED MADE THE HOME FIREPROOF AS PER THE DEMAND OF THE OWNER

SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

• SINCE THE SITE WAS ELONGATED AND ON A CORNER LOT, IT ENABLED HIM TO CREATE AN ATTENUATED HORIZONTAL COMPOSITION.

• THE HOUSE WAS CLADDED IN ROMAN BRICK AND MORTAR.

• THE STEEL I-BEAMS MAKE THE ROOF CANTILEVER POSSIBLE WHILE THE DETAILING OF EXTERIOR BRICKWORK REINFORCES THE HORIZONTAL EMPHASIS BY TOOLING THE HORIZONTAL JOINTS IN A MATURAL MORTAR AND LEAVING VERTICAL JOINTS FLUSH IN A BRICK COLORED MORTAR.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT• THE HOUSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WINGS KEEPING

THE PUBLIC AREAS TOWARDS THE STREET AND THE SERVICE AREAS NEAR THE INNERMOST SECTIONS OF THE HOUSE

• THE FLOOR COMPOSITION IS BASED ON TWO ADJACENT HORIZONTAL BARS THAT ARE MIXED IN A CENTRAL SPACE WHICH ARE ANCHORED BY THE VERITCAL COLUMN OF THE FIREPLACE

SITE PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

A game room and billiard room make up this level, separated by a fireplace. In both spaces, Wright chose to showcase the system of structural beams in the ceiling, to give a greater sense of altitude to the rooms. This level also houses the utility equipment, laundry, pantry space, and a 3-car garage. Access to the house is at this level, with access to the main living area via stairs.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

The space is divided into two areas, the living and dining areas separated by the fireplace, but visually connected.On both ends of this space the two long galleries form triangular areas that are more intimate, for relaxing or eating.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

The bedrooms are at this level, overlooking the house in a sort of tower-style.

ROOF PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

BACK ELEVATION

LEFT ELEVATION

RIGHT ELEVATION

The perimeter wall surrounding the

house, or the low ceilings and high

walls, wright made the house applicable for a private space

for its tenants.

Wright recognised a house as a place for solitude and comfort thus provided an entrance

secluded away from the street

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

INTERIOR SPACES

FIREPLACE

REFERENCES• http://littledoseofevy.blogspot.in

• http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Robie_House

• http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Robie_Residence.html

• http://gowright.org/MoodleWright/mod/book/view.php?id=59&chapterid=18

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House

MADE BY: SNEHA COUTINHO, NIYATI BHANSALI, DHWANI KARIA