Country house stands on the Fox River, and to avoid flooding, Mies placed it just above river level. He also placed the house parallel to the river, so that it had a winning view of the surroundings.
The two porches deliberately give the house a certain asymmetry, and direct visitors so that they first see the house from the south façade.
This nuance gives the whole house a lightness and weightlessness, while behind its implementation there were long, precise, heavy calculations.
The entrance to the house is located between the dining room and the study. Behind the wooden wall, there are two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a fireplace. The living room in front of it, which is pictured. In the distance you can see the closet that was installed after the project was completed, and beyond that the bedroom.
Despite the lawsuits, the owner has owned the house for more than twenty years. In 1972, another owner bought it, removed all the curtains, installed air conditioning, and allowed people to visit while the owner was away.
Thirty years later, the house was put up for auction and bought back through the joint efforts of the building’s protectors and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Can you please provide more information about the design influences and features of Farnsworth glass house by architects Mies van der Rohe in Plano, Illinois?