Peter Eisenman?s House II lets owners ?live inside an experiment?: that may be the problem It?s difficult to live inside an experiment.
According to modernist preservation organization Docomomo, House II, a daring design by New York modern architect Peter Eisenman, is facing potential demolition. Built in 1970 in Hardwick, Vermont, the boxy white home was an pure experiment in form.
According to Devin Colman, the Architectural Historian for the State of Vermont, the design was literally a Eisenman sketch-turned-home; his first free-standing project, many of the original walls didn?t rise to the ceiling, enclose the space, or really provide privacy. It was more about ?the idea of the wall,? and the way light moved through the space (Eisenman would say, if they wanted a ?Heidi House,? or a typical winter chalet, why did the clients hire me"). Now, current owners John and Lydia Makau, who bought the home in 2000, refurbished the interior, and brought it back to life, are looking to sell. While they?re aggressively seeking a sympathetic buyer to care for the home and have lowered the asking price for the home and 15 acres to $425,000, nobody has stepped forward yet. If they can?t sell at that price by the end of June, a pre-arranged buyer interested in the land will move in and demolish the property.

House II was built in an area called the Northeast Kingdom, a gorgeous stretch of rural Vermont

House II is part of a series of 10 experimental ...