https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2471-hhl-architects en-us Restoration and reconstruction of one of the major landmarks of early modern architecture is now complete in Upstate New York.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12203 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12203-frank-lloyd-wrights-darwin-d-martin-house-complex The Darwin D. Martin House and the George Barton residence are part of an enclave constructed between 1903 and 1905. The cluster has just been painstakingly restored and partially reconstructed as a museum with a strong educational and events program. Photo © Biff Henrich Wright connected the carriage house and adjoining conservatory (both reconstructed) to the main house, by means of a masonry-piered pergola. Photo © Biff Henrich In 2009, a new glass-and-steel orientation center, the Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion designed by Toshiko Mori Architect, was added. Photo © Iwan Baan Next to it is a smaller house for Martin’s sister, Delta, and her husband, George Barton. As with most of the structure, its horizontality is articulated by Roman bricks with raked profiles and concrete cappings. Photo © Biff Henrich Wright also designed a stucco-walled gardener’s cottage in 1909. Photo © Biff Henrich Wright designed all the furniture and fittings, including the piano bench for the custom Steinway. The finishes, furnishings, fabrics, and fixtures were either restored or reproduced. Photo © Biff Henrich Inside, Wright created niches and alcoves with freestanding brick piers, built-in oak cabinetry, art-glass windows, and lighting fixtures. Photo © Biff Henrich The library, dining, and living rooms were differentiated from each other by the cabinetry and clusters of piers as well as by raised and lowered ceilings with wood beams, to create an open spatial unit. Photo © Biff Henrich From the main hall of the Martin house, a long, brick-piered pergola leads to the conservatory on the north end. Photo courtesy Martin House Complex Here a cast of the Victory of Samothrace takes its place at the terminus of the axis within the 2,700-square-foot reconstructed setting. Photo © Biff Henrich Pergola and Conservatory Photo courtesy Darwin Martin House Conservatory Interior looking toward Carriage House Photo courtesy Darwin Martin House Barton House Dining Room Photo © Biff Henrich Barton House Dining Room (detail) Photo courtesy Darwin Martin House