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How does a weekend house situated in a wooded area near the Fox River
This glass pavilion, fully opened, is one of the most radical housing projects of Miens. Eight vertical steel pillars that will endure both the construction of steel roof and the floor will support the weekend house located on a wooded area near the Fox River. The latter is also supported by the glazing bars, precisely dimensioned, which extend from the top to the ground. As opposed to black enamel coating on the supporting elements of the IIT, the Farnsworth House, the stainless steel parts have been painted white.
Some years later, Miens explained in an interview with the principle regarding the area of glass Farnsworth House: “Nature should take his own life. Should be preserved to alter it with the color of our houses and interior decoration, rather we would achieve a greater degree of unification of nature, the house and humans. When you contemplate the nature through the glass panes of the Farnsworth House, it acquires a deeper meaning when viewed from the outside. Nature is more openly expressed, becomes part of a larger whole. “
⎯ The Farnsworth House has next to contemporary project, never built, the house 50×50 feet square ⎯ between Miens recent housing projects. After these pavilions opened and both made for a house dedicated to the contemplation of nature, it seems that the architect had exhausted the subject of housing, it was clear that ultimately had led to the reflections related to this issue.
The Farnsworth House was designed and built for a single woman, the eminent Dr. Edith Farnsworth of Chicago, and after years of continuous and intensive consultations with the client got carried out, at first, Mrs. Farnsworth was thrilled not only with the project but also the personality of the architect, but after finishing suffered a great disappointment because the house was habitable be difficult due to its abstract simplicity. This and other circumstances led to the break between Miens, Mrs. Farnsworth, and a lawsuit against the architect because the final value of the building. Among other things, the client sued the poor conditioning of the interior of the building and excessive costs exceeded the initial budget. The simplicity of the Farnsworth House and conceptual elegance and beauty make it one of the most outstanding buildings of Miens.