Wright-Sized Houses: Frank Lloyd Wright's Solutions for Making Small Houses Feel Big

by Diane Maddex

Book Overview

Frank Lloyd Wright made it his life's work to design small houses with character. He suggested dining rooms just big enough for the family -- or better yet, a combined living-dining area. He built in furniture along the walls to free up the center. He used open plans whose spaces flowed around corners, shielding views while adding mystery. He dramatized high ceilings with eye-fooling details. He turned solid walls into glass screens, breaking down...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810946262
• ISBN13: 9780810946262
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

WOW!

This is a must have book for anyone interested in this style of building. Wright was, is, and will always be, a genius.

Wright-Sized Book for custom homes.

I am building a custom home and I keep going back to this book for inspiration and important details. I have a library of at least 20 other FLW (Frank Lloyd Wright) books, but this is the most up-to-date and most on target reference for new home design. The photographs are large and focused on details, not just exterior elevations. Doors, windows, roofs, entrances and many other important features are explained and given an indepth perspective. This is a must have for any FLW library and I guarantee you will be handing this to to your architect if you want FLW details in your custom home. A great read.

Ludicrous topic, excellent book

Despite the questionable purpose to show "solutions for making small houses big", as if using Wright's architecture for a DIY book, and the fact that all houses in the book are small like a condo, this is a very good book. Selection of the photographs, print and layout are excellent and decidedly over the average, even for such a popular subject. Plans and texts are plain and clear and eventually contribute to making it very easy for quick consultation. Somehow and unexpectedly, in my studio, you can never find this book in the same place.

One of the best Wright books out there

This is a beautiful picture book that keeps its title's promise. Maddex actually identifies the specific FLW solutions for making small houses feel big. Her description of these solutions are well-written and aimed at appealing to the intelligent layman. Mercifully, she avoids the academic, pedantic and patronizing tone. A real pleasure. Couldn't recommend more highly.

Great book

This book is a very good analisis of the elements of Wrightian architecture. Takes the parts 1 by 1, (windows, continuity of spaces, carports, etc.) and explain the central idea of FLW. Good for those who want to digest the roots of FLW