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People want square footage and comfort, not design. Frank Lloyd Wright homes look stunning in an Architectural Digest spread, but living in them is not really u

People want square footage and comfort, not design. Frank Lloyd Wright homes look stunning in an Architectural Digest spread, but living in them is not really up to par for modern standards.

WillPostForFood 6mo ago
The main house uses 9,300 square feet of which 4,400 is outdoor terraces, while the guest house totals 4,990 square feet of which 1,950 square feet is outdoor terraces. https://fallingwater.org/media-resources/fallingwater-facts/ https://fallingwater.org/media-resources/fallingwater-facts/
- ramesh31 6mo ago
  >The main house uses 9,300 square feet of which 4,400 is outdoor terraces, while the guest house totals 4,990 square feet of which 1,950 square feet is outdoor terraces. Falling Water is his masterpiece. Most client homes were around 1,500sqft.
linksnapzz 6mo ago
The newest homes that FLW had a hand in building date from 1959. By the standards of the time, they were comfortable (if a bit lacking in closet space). If you'd like, you can buy a modernized kit Usonian (inspired by the Jacobs I house) from Lindal here: https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/ https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/
- hibikir 6mo ago
  That hous is still extremely small for what most people in the US would put in a full sized suburban lot: Nowadays a median build is 2300 square feet (213 square meters). It makes that 1600 square feet look very small. The hallways, the large space dedicated to a great room and just 2 bedrooms won't help. You will find new houses that small, but typically when it's extremely high value land, so typically infill. And then chances are it's a multi story house that fits the lot to the limit.
  - linksnapzz 6mo ago
    Lindal has larger models, for those so inclined. That said, the kit pictured will, if constructed, will have amenities & physical qualities that the similarly sized original Jacobs house has had to have retrofitted at great cost.
  - bombcar 6mo ago
    1600 square for two bed/two bath will feel large if well designed; many modern houses are not well designed for their size - usually one version of a given plan is the "optimal/designed" version, and you can keep adding things that make it frankly ridiculous, weird winding hallways, small rooms, etc.
- anjel 6mo ago
  Looks more MCM than FLW to me

People want square footage and comfort, not design. Frank Lloyd Wright homes look stunning in an Architectural Digest spread, but living in them is not really up to par for modern standards.

WillPostForFood 6mo ago

The main house uses 9,300 square feet of which 4,400 is outdoor terraces, while the guest house totals 4,990 square feet of which 1,950 square feet is outdoor terraces. https://fallingwater.org/media-resources/fallingwater-facts/ https://fallingwater.org/media-resources/fallingwater-facts/

ramesh31 6mo ago
>The main house uses 9,300 square feet of which 4,400 is outdoor terraces, while the guest house totals 4,990 square feet of which 1,950 square feet is outdoor terraces. Falling Water is his masterpiece. Most client homes were around 1,500sqft.

linksnapzz 6mo ago

The newest homes that FLW had a hand in building date from 1959. By the standards of the time, they were comfortable (if a bit lacking in closet space). If you'd like, you can buy a modernized kit Usonian (inspired by the Jacobs I house) from Lindal here: https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/ https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/

hibikir 6mo ago
That hous is still extremely small for what most people in the US would put in a full sized suburban lot: Nowadays a median build is 2300 square feet (213 square meters). It makes that 1600 square feet look very small. The hallways, the large space dedicated to a great room and just 2 bedrooms won't help. You will find new houses that small, but typically when it's extremely high value land, so typically infill. And then chances are it's a multi story house that fits the lot to the limit.
- linksnapzz 6mo ago
  Lindal has larger models, for those so inclined. That said, the kit pictured will, if constructed, will have amenities & physical qualities that the similarly sized original Jacobs house has had to have retrofitted at great cost.
- bombcar 6mo ago
  1600 square for two bed/two bath will feel large if well designed; many modern houses are not well designed for their size - usually one version of a given plan is the "optimal/designed" version, and you can keep adding things that make it frankly ridiculous, weird winding hallways, small rooms, etc.
anjel 6mo ago
Looks more MCM than FLW to me