Alison & Peter Smithson: Hexenhaus
Alison & Peter Smithson: Hexenhaus: A House for a Man and a Cat
Edited by A&P Smithson Hexenhaus-Archiv
Walther König, November 2021
Paperback | 8-3/4 x 11-1/4 inches | 272 pages | 212 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9783960989325 | $59.95
PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
In 1984, German furniture-maker Axel Bruchhäuser reached out to architectural duo Alison (1928?93) and Peter Smithson (1923?2003) with a playful letter ostensibly written by his cat and addressed to theirs. The letter between cats inquired about commissioning the Smithsons to build several lookouts on Bruchhäuser?s home, known locally as the ?Hexenhaus? (the ?Witches? House??a common name in the area where the Brothers Grimm wrote their fairy tales). Started in 1986 and completed in 2001, and located in a dense forest in Hessen, the renovation that the Smithsons undertook constituted an example of what they called ?law of the conglomerate.? Step by step, the house was expanded and opened to admit the light as well the trees, which became part of the interior. The house?s primary materials are wood and glass, providing a poetic example of latticework and a stunning use of natural light. REFERRAL LINKS:
REVIEW:
Of the few buildings attributed to husband-and-wife architects Alison and Peter Smithson, Hexenhaus is little known, especially compared to their earlier Hunstanton School (1954), The Economist Building (1965), and Robin Hood Gardens (1972, demolished 2017?19). Hexanhaus is no...
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