Must have this house!

Carpeting? Ewwwww.

I love FLW, but the kitchen leaves me baffled. It looks like the tower where the fire hoses are hung to dry.

Makes me think that someone intended it to look like a big chimney, or like the whole kitchen was built into a fireplace... doesn't work for me.... I wonder what the acoustics are like there....

i am unafraid to say i don't like FLW's work.
it's weird to me.

A lot of FLW architecture is based around the hearth as the center of the home. Literally. Many of his houses have a chimney right in the middle with fireplaces opening up on many rooms.

I suspect this is a continuation on the theme, perhaps with the reality of the kitchen being the center of the home, the room we all spend the most time in and the modern extension of the hearth.

Just a thought.

Can anyone tell me what typer of tree that is in the first pictures. Looks awesome.

Thanks

Even with the skylight, it is so dark in there... I admire the concept, not so much the execution.

I'm a HUGE fan of FLW's work, however, I'm with @LBhirise in that his kitchens leave me baffled. In a world where people congregate in the kitchen, there needs to be a bigger footprint than what he allows in his design. I love the "hearth at the center of the home" design concept, but not when it leaves out the kitchen - and the stove! - as part of that hearth.

The concept of the kitchen being the center of the home didn't gain general acceptance until after FLW's death. During his career the kitchen was considered more of a utilitarian, back of house space and you generally entertained in your parlor/living room or dining room. Not to mention, I would guess that most of FLW clients were fairly wealthy and in that era it was much more common for the rich to have hired cooks and maids primarily using their kitchens.