Skrevet af BELL
The modern House reflects upon the complicated relationship architecture
has with the terms “Modernist”, “Modernism” and “Modern” specifically
in relation to the potent concept of the home, reflecting in part the
narrative of how some of the most important examples of Modern houses
were commissioned and built in the UK.
These special examples of
British Modernism include such progressive experiments on communal urban
living as London’s Isokon Building, completed in 1934 by eminent
architect Wells Coates, and Berthold Lubetkin’s Highpoint, which is
today considered one of the most prominent examples of the early
International Style. Compared with these urban enormities are private
houses, such as the Laslett House in Cambridge, 1958, by the architect
Trevor Dannatt, or the Winter House, designed by John Winter as his own
residence.
Included are an extended introductory essay by acclaimed
architectural journalist Jonathan Bell, former architecture editor for
Wallpaper* and contributing editor at Blueprint, and projects such as
those designed by renowned architect Carl Turner, responsible for the
low energy Slip House, a cantilevered sculptural abode of translucent
glass, steel and concrete.
With images of yet to be seen interiors
and restorations, The Modern House illuminates the convergent
characteristics of functionalism, truth to materials, flowing space and
natural light within the Modern home as a space for living.
