О том как Фрэнк Ллойд Райт не построил дом для Айн Рэнд
Я получила вчера письмо, в котором речь шла, помимо прочего, и о проекте дома, который Фрэнк Ллойд Райт создал для Айн Рэнд. Решила поинтересоваться подробностями.
Вот рисунок, сделанный архитектором в 1946 году:
The "Cottage Studio for Ayn Rand" drawing carries a "price upon request" notice - an indication of its specialness amid dazzling works by architect Richard Neutra, Wright photographer Pedro E. Guerrero, architectural illustrator Carlos Diniz and others. Suffice to say that, for the amount Cella has in mind, one could buy a perfectly reasonable condo.
"Cottage studio" is an unlikely term for an imposing, cantilevered building with horizontal bands of fieldstone. Asymmetric terraces of concrete or stucco radiate off a vertical spine, perhaps a chimney, and seem to float on ribbons of clerestory windows.
With expressive gestures, Wright suggests cascading vines and fountains to soften the composition of hard materials. A writing studio was to be placed at the top of the tower with louvered windows to capture light, ocean views and air.
А, вот, что Айн Рэнд написала по этому поводу:
"The house you designed for me is magnificent. I gasped when I saw it. It is the particular kind of sculpture in space which I love and which nobody but you has ever been able to achieve.
"I was not very coherent when I told you what kind of house I wanted -- and I had the impression that you did not approve of what I said," she went on. "Yet you designed exactly the house I hoped to have. The next time somebody accuses you of cruelty and inconsideration toward clients, refer them to me."
Дом планировалось построить в Коннектикуте, но, к тому времени, как Фрэнк Ллойд Райт был готов приступить к детальной проработке проекта, Рэнд уже уехала в Калифорнию работать над съемками фильма по роману "Источник". Она мечтала о дальнейшей голливудской карьере, поэтому решила сохранить жилье в Нью-Йорке и обзавестись домом с видом на океан поближе к киностудии.
Вот рисунок, сделанный архитектором в 1946 году:
The "Cottage Studio for Ayn Rand" drawing carries a "price upon request" notice - an indication of its specialness amid dazzling works by architect Richard Neutra, Wright photographer Pedro E. Guerrero, architectural illustrator Carlos Diniz and others. Suffice to say that, for the amount Cella has in mind, one could buy a perfectly reasonable condo.
"Cottage studio" is an unlikely term for an imposing, cantilevered building with horizontal bands of fieldstone. Asymmetric terraces of concrete or stucco radiate off a vertical spine, perhaps a chimney, and seem to float on ribbons of clerestory windows.
With expressive gestures, Wright suggests cascading vines and fountains to soften the composition of hard materials. A writing studio was to be placed at the top of the tower with louvered windows to capture light, ocean views and air.
А, вот, что Айн Рэнд написала по этому поводу:
"The house you designed for me is magnificent. I gasped when I saw it. It is the particular kind of sculpture in space which I love and which nobody but you has ever been able to achieve.
"I was not very coherent when I told you what kind of house I wanted -- and I had the impression that you did not approve of what I said," she went on. "Yet you designed exactly the house I hoped to have. The next time somebody accuses you of cruelty and inconsideration toward clients, refer them to me."
Дом планировалось построить в Коннектикуте, но, к тому времени, как Фрэнк Ллойд Райт был готов приступить к детальной проработке проекта, Рэнд уже уехала в Калифорнию работать над съемками фильма по роману "Источник". Она мечтала о дальнейшей голливудской карьере, поэтому решила сохранить жилье в Нью-Йорке и обзавестись домом с видом на океан поближе к киностудии.