Robie House Roof

Photo by tom rossiter.

Robie house roof. Robie house is located on a corner lot in the neighborhood of hyde park near the university of chicago. Completed in 1910 in chicago united states. The robie house of 1910 is generally considered to be wright s best prairie style work. Sheathed in roman brick and overhung so perfectly that a midsummer noon sun barely strikes the foot of the long glass walled southern exposure of the raised living quarters it demonstrates wright s total control and appreciation.

Robie house s horizontal lines low pitched roof and incorporation of natural materials mimic the midwestern landscape. Robie is wright s best expression of the prairie masonry structure. Robie and his family was one of wright s earlier projects. Robie house the house designed for frederick c.

Read more about the house its history and how it defied tradition. In contrast to the home s architectural staying power robie s tenure in his home was short lived. The exterior is dominated by a low hipped roof simple building materials mainly brick wood and stucco and suggests a union of the. National historic landmark now on the campus of the university of chicago in the south side neighborhood of hyde park in chicago illinois built between 1909 and 1910 the building was designed as a single family home by architect frank lloyd wright and is renowned as the greatest example of prairie school the first architectural style considered.

The robie house s influence on american architecture was immediate and undeniable. Designed and built between 1908 1910 the robie house for client frederick c. Frank lloyd wright was known for his use of leaded art glass windows which blended the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. This style is characterized by a dominating horizontal axis banded windows and a spacious and open interior plan.

Robie house is a u s. Robie house is recognized as an icon of. On the first floor of the south facade. Completed in 1910 the structure is the culmination of wright s modern design innovations that came to be called the prairie style.

Robie house residence designed for frederick c. Robie by frank lloyd wright and built in chicago.