Robert Venturi - FRUG HOUSE, PRINCETON, N.J. (First & second scheme, with John Rauch)

FRUG HOUSE, PRINCETON, N.J. (First scheme)

The first scheme is for a sloping site, the final one is for a flat site, both near a swimming pool on a small estate near Princeton. The clients stipulated a program accommodating at once, guests dressing room for the swimming pool, fallout shelter below and most importantly a place for their children's parties, winter or summer, away from the main house. Scheme One, is balloon frame over concrete bearing walls, focuses down toward the dramatic view of the stream by means of the row of Windows in the front, lower than the floor, and reinforced in section by the direction of the roof which is exaggeratedly low in front and high in back. The big, pseudo-hood of the fireplace parallels the slope of the roof plane and increases the sense of enclosure inside. This scheme was abandoned because of cost.(ZODIAC17, 1967)

FRUG HOUSE, PRINCETON, N.J. (Scheme Two)

Scheme Two is masonry. It faces the pool on flat land on the other side. It is a little building with big scale outside juxtaposed on smaller scale inside. The big, pseudo-hood of the fireplace along with the double front facade creates multiple enclosure. The single, huge opening on the outer facade is bisected by the wall behind where it accommodates the sliding door. The door within a door here gives access to the bunks when the sliding door is wide open in the summer. The dressing space for the swimming pool is upstairs and reached from the outside.(ZODIAC17, 1967)

* First scheme과 second scheme의 Site Plan이 뒤바뀌여 있다.

See p.4626~4628

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