Kendrick Bangs Kellogg
Kendrick Bangs Kellogg born in 1934 was a pioneer of organic architecture, he was known for the expressiveness and curves of his buildings in the residential and public areas, he was inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted, but Kendrick focused more on durability while using concrete and copper not like his inspiration sources. After meeting with Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955 he arrived in San Diego and worked for the office of Sim Bruce Richards, Dale Naegle, and Frederick Liebhart. He received his architecture in 1964.
High Desert House in Joshua Tree, California
I chose to investigate this location because of how the architect uses his design as not a complete piece but as different layers that coexist with its surroundings to the point that it can camouflage in it, he built the house with his associate John Vugrin, for the Dolittle couple. The house was made from different materials like stone, marble, copper, and glass. The building itself is based on organic architecture but also has some brutalist details into it. The building itself is designed by defining curves and lines and different layers on the ceiling, which makes it disguise itself as its environment, the different layers and the caps that were covered with glass so that the natural light could open the space and make it used its natural resources better, this type of structure also helps by improving how fresh and open the space is view.
There are other elements used in the inside of the building life water fountains and plants, and the main bedroom receives light every hour of the day, I chose this building because I wanted to understand how the layers and the spaces in between made the environment change and how this could be implemented on my project. What I found more interesting about the design is the use of lines, and curves and how the exterior and the interior reflect this style.
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designboom, lea zeitoun I. (2024). who was kendrick bangs kellogg, the late american pioneer of organic architecture. [online] designboom | architecture & design magazine. Available at: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kendrick-bangs-kellogg-american-pioneer-organic-architecture-03-17-2024/.
Yatzer. (2014). The Desert House: A Landmark Of American Organic Architecture by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg. [online] Available at: https://www.yatzer.com/desert-house-kendrick-bangs-kellogg.
There are no citations in this post - you have clearly found a lot of information but not shown where it comes from in your text and there is quite a bit of paraphrasing here as well. Whilst this is interesting research, a better way to link it to your ideas would be to show an image of one of your design sketches alongside the work of Kellogg.
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