ArchReview #136
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Review :
This is an 1850 New York house built by the founder of Steinway (the piano maker). If you're looking for references for a suburban facade, this is a go-to option. Why is the facade interesting? The main thing to learn here is expressiveness and originality. These traits make the facade well suited to our vibrant times. Here are its key techniques.
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The decorative rafters up top are left dark, so the white decorative section below reads as its own volume.3
By contrast, the lower tiers of the roof are painted white, including the entire entablature.4
A dark, damp-looking stone was used. That's hard to reproduce with the materials available for a new building.5
Against the calm background, the green tower stands out as a striking color accent in the Italian manner-a third kind of texture (stone, paint, leaves).A house in a dark key: monochrome with a touch of color, high-contrast, eclectic, and very much in tune with contemporary taste.
Facade #6625 from Archi.Capital base.
