Earthquake happens. Realtor: "The House easily slips from the island and descends elegantly into the lake, just the way Frank Lloyd-Wright intended it to be."
It's because she is bad at her job. Every other video I've seen from these people, they have made me feel comfortable with them and the house, but she felt a little off. The only time she got excited is when she spoke about wine, she is probably an alcoholic...
I would buy it. Dead serious. However I’d offer something like 9,500.000 then go from there. Would be one of two homes I’d own. Unfortunately, I doubt I’ll be ever be able to afford this home & maintain it. So I’m only shooting for the other home which is much more feasible and in my country (Canada lol). But I am a short 2 hour helicopter ride away ;)
@@adamthered3566 I too would buy it. It must be a bit annoying to have built in furniture though but I find the architecture and the lighting beautifull 😄
@@codybaggett5329 I am a big Frank Lloyd Wright fan and I agree. His cottage looks to be a typical Usonian Wright house. The rest of it looks more like Frank Lloyd Wright threw up on it. Here in Northern VA, there is another smaller Frank Lloyd Wright copy house which overdoes everything he ever did and does not really fit in to the surrounding housess/neighborhood. If the main house was Frank's intention then I would like to see the drawings. Has anyone ever heard of this house plan?
Frank Lloyd Wright was definitly ahead of his time with his ideas and new concepts but to me it doesn‘t feel contempory anymore. It‘s an interesting architectual study but the evolution of style has moved on.
Ikr ? I just can’t think of living there, I simply am not a fan of his architecture. It just seems to me, all the architecture students I know like worshipping Frank Lloyd Wright, like Bruce Lee fanboys. Hard pass, really outdated.
It would be so much nicer if they hadn't done all the stonework that makes up a lot of the outside like that. To me, it looks very cheap. Just plain concrete walls with stones placed way too far apart. But that's just my personal opinion.
@@AndersLundwall Technically yes, but on a much more massive scale. This is a tiny private island. It is surrounded by water. Even somewhere much larger like Japan or Hawaii, it's very clear to everyone who stays there that they are surrounded by water.
This feel like a ticketing and waiting station near the docks. The location is amazing but damn if that's an ugly and impractical house by today's standards.
You have to appreciate FLW and mid century modernism to appreciate this house. I don’t think the problem with the house is its design, but instead, with some of the many finishing choices made by the builders in the absence of FLW. It’s looks and feels disjointed which makes it awkward and unliveable which certainly cannot be said of many of his other projects. There are some amazing spaces in and around this home none-the-less. This would make a terrific set for a dinner party thriller movie.
The location is perfect, and I understand the owners need for wanting to create the original plans, however, I can’t help thinking that they have wasted an opportunity to add a twist to it as it doesn’t seem a comfortable place to live with all the furniture bolted to the walls.
@@peanutbutterchocolatecake6182 Omg no. You could NEVER resell the house if you change it... it's the beauty and charm of a FLW home and that's what people are buying. Changing the kitchen would ruin it. You should find a FLW house near you and go visit, they are incredible and the space makes way more sense when you actually get to walk around and experience life how he wanted you to.
@@meghanmeeker9096 You have pointed out the problem with FLW's houses. They're all about how Frank wants you to live. Not the way YOU want to live. Control freak and all ego.
@@emilieguillon-equitation421 I have no argument with it being someone's home, if they want to live in Frank's space. Frank won't like if you bring your own art or even a vase., which would contaminate FLW's vision.
What a truly ghastly house. The location and views and island and price are all great. But who wants to live in a house filled with triangles, sharp edges and walls that constantly get tighter as you move across the room?
Petter V I agree totally. Beautiful location with so much potential. If I was rich I’d buy this property, tear down that monstrosity and start from scratch.
it looks like a public transport ferry. public toilets an all. its needs to be mordenised. However, for someone with a few hundred millions, this place would be so cool to buy and redo interior. the stone is so cool and just about the only thing.
Look out, here come the "FrAnK lLoYd WaS a GeNiUs AnD yOu JuSt DoN't UnDeRsTaNd" group to tell you you how your opinion is wrong because they're architect edgelords.
I read about Frank Lloyd Wright when I was in the 3rd grade. It was after seeing his work that I was inspired to become an architect. His work is marvelous.
I must say I cannot *stand* those god awful rocks in the walls and floor. This is a thirteen million dollar house for Christ’s sake, not a rock climbing centre.
Frank Lloyd wright believed ornamentation should be "of the landscape, not ON the landscape" he didn't believe land should be leveled to make room for his homes. Any stone in the home is merely what was on the land before the house was built. I'm sorry but you're wrong. The world would be a better place if all of Wright's vision had come to be
@@Goldendie1 Just because he has an opinion on how he thinks the house looks means he's wrong? You must get on your knees every night for Frank Lloyd Wright and gargle his sack don't you.
@@Goldendie1 If that old joe really likes to be one with the nature, he should've just live in a cave. This house looks like the one I built in Rust, boulders protruding everywhere.
Can we all agree that there must be something wrong with it? It's too good of a price. Maybe someone was murdered there, there are crazy animals or it's haunted... I don't know.
overhead and upkeep costs must be a lot. probably has a septic tank since its on an island, getting a septic truck to come pick up waste is expensive enough let alone a septic tank boat
@@thomaskennydrums Not one wall on which to hang a painting. (Frank never wanted you to have your own art anyway. He said his architecture was the art.)
Airomys and a whole bunch of technical inspections for reinforcements, correct clearance for rotor blades, and clear entry and exit paths regardless of wind direction. But sure, white paint too.
I’m sorry I know it was designed by an amazing artist but I just couldn’t live there, I would be too scared to do anything and I just couldn’t feel snug or comfortable there, and sadly I wouldn’t pay that amount of money for it, to me it just lacks a “homely feel”.
This just makes me sad because the idea of a nice house on its own island sound great but the execution of it was pretty much just as bad as possible. Like the rock doesn’t fit and the floor color isn’t homey and dining table is just an atrocious shape for talking and they really just screwed it all up. Also that living room isn’t even a living room it looks like a damn airport terminal. So much potential not horrible execution lol
Clearly, those commenting on the aesthetic of this home, suggesting too many angles, looks like a visitor centre, not enough bathrooms, fail to comprehend who Frank Llyod Wright, the architect, is or his style of design. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time." He believed in designing structures in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture, the very reason for building the topography into a home. Though this home was in fact designed by Wright in 1949, it was not actually built until 1996. Throughout the construction, the owner was in conflict with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which had been established by the architect in 1940 to conserve his intellectual property. The foundation had requested $450,000 to render working drawings from Wright's sketches and supervise construction of the house. Instead, an architect who is a Wright historian was hired and the foundation filed a lawsuit, which ended in a settlement that limited any reference to the structure as merely being "inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright". Had the owner been in a position to claim it as a true Wright design this home would be listed at a significantly higher price. One of Wright's most highly acclaimed projects is Fallingwater, a house designed in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. fallingwater.org/ After its completion, Time called Fallingwater Wright's "most beautiful job," and it is listed among Smithsonian's "Life List of 28 places to visit before you die." The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named Fallingwater the "best all-time work of American architecture" and in 2007, it was ranked 29th on the list of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA. It and several other properties by Wright were inscribed on the World Heritage List under the title "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" in July 2019. During a lunch meeting between Wright, the owner of Fallingwater, and the owner who commissioned the original drawings for the island, Wright had said: "When I finish the house on the island, it will surpass Fallingwater". Unfortunately, due to financial restraints, Wright would never see the island home built.
Butch Lane Yes! I love how he planned his homes around the nature that was already there. He didn’t want to bulldoze and destroy. He tried to incorporate the natural land into his designs. I also love how unique the shapes of his homes are. Seeing the exact same house design over and over is so boring. Especially lately. Dining room to left/right. Living room left/right. Kitchen back left/right. Family room left/right. Everything white. Wood floors. It’s just boring.
@@JenelleD12 The difficulty of building the topography into a home is ridiculous. Unfortunately, too many see the listing for a million-dollar home and they are disappointed when it fails to represent their own expectations. It is, however, a fact of life that different people will have different ideas and preferences. The willingness and ability to appreciate the preferences of others not for oneself but as a consideration of the construction or even the location is beyond anything many can appreciate. At the same time, considerably more need to consider "If you have nothing nice to say, don't."
Thank you for this! All the negative comments were bugging me - the building was designed to be striking and revolutionary, not just another generic luxury mansion 🤦♀️🤦♀️
@@eeveerose2893 Thank you. Very honestly I get VERY tired of all the negative comments as well. Too many people unable to appreciate, well, very little, resulting in constant nasty angry responses. It is a fact, every human has different ideas of what is appealing to them or not, but the ability to appreciate this home for any number of alternate reasons shouldn't be so difficult to understand. The location is stunning, and I'm sure it must be a great deal of fun to have the ability to very literally separate oneself from that bitterness of the world.
@@darklotus4760 wow. my heart breaks :( IN SHAMBLES SHATTERED IDK WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE ANYMORE THAT I EVEN HAD TO EDIT A RU-vid COMMENT TO WRITE LONGER! HELP I HAVE NO TASTE!!
@@darklotus4760 RANDOM PERSON ON INTERNET SAID I CANT HAVE OPINION, HAS NO TASTE, AND A FREAK. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW. SINCE YOURE THE GREAT CHIEF REGULATOR OF RU-vid COMMENT, PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO PROCEED. I CAN'T HAVE OPINION AND TASTE. WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the plans they showed were all they had from FLW, I imagin the detailing would have been rather different had Frank been responsible for completing it.
Yes; you're correct, @@SentaDuck. The cottage was designed, and completed by F.L.W. in 1951, however, the main home was finished in 1959, after he died, and they only used his plans ~ the finishing touches are not his.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I like this. It has character, and isn't just another "square marble house with glass everywhere" type of house you should see at the price range. Not that I could afford it anyways though
Another cool feature is that from helipad the only way down is if you jump into the water. Just marvellous design. And if you want to get up again you can just use the "beautiful" stones on the wall to climb back up. Brilliant
*So much of frank lloyd wright elements. Perfect. Very unique however, more suitable for commercial reasons than domestic reasons. Would make a great bachelor pad and party...... I just have one problem, I don't think wright would have meant to mix his different styles, like low ceilings and ground hugging- Fallingwater with Mayan revival- The great Ennis house together. Mixing two styles has slightly created a break to the otherwise naturally fluid environment of the house. Architecturally very attractive* . The entrance is narrow and small and opens up to a bigger space is just SO MUCH LIKE LLOYD WRIGHT. Fantastic.
I agree with you. Its actually a great party estate. Barring the red floor, the place seems breezy and fun. It is more suitable being a third or fourth house but would not make a great primary estate. Architecturally, it indeed catches and holds your gaze like no other.
