Case Study House Program: 7 lessons (and a call-to-action)

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

I was hoping this was going to show more of the actual Case Study homes, but this was interesting as well. Could you do an episode on placement of the house on a site? That's something I'm always reading about but have very little understanding of.

[@30by40]

Thanks for watching...I've recorded a few videos on siting projects, the studio design is probably a good place to start: kzbin.info/aero/PLuJj3iQpiK3v7tqYStltImkMxe2iu-l_L There's also this one which touches on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqjIh4ppqs-ZmKM There are certainly more general siting topics I could expand upon; I'll keep it in mind as I fill out the video production schedule. Cheers...

[@eshato]

Thank you! Can you please tell what is the model with large swing doors on 6:13? I am a architect student and wont to use this type of doors inside of my diploma project as a transforming walls and don't find any examples that this can really exist. Thank you!

[@UncleMarco]

why are most houses so fucking ugly? like these houses are so gorgeous, I think it’s so interesting how even the majority of houses built today are just really repulsive looking, like there’s no aesthetic consideration like there is in other art, idk I guess this is unrelated but I’m just getting into this and I find it so odd

[@gregthorne4292]

Great video! I'm a huge fan of the Case Study houses, and Modernism in general. Do you think the idea of 'Modernism for the Masses' is a failed one? It seems that in the US at least, modern homes are generally thought to be out-of-touch and outside the price range of the average homeowner. Is prefab a Renaissance of this idea?

[@30by40]

I think 'modernism for the masses' is the most sensible way forward even though its adoption seems to have been slow here in the US. In other parts of the world (Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia, South America) modernism has been more accepted as part of the evolution of culture. As an architect, I find the notion that the only acceptable (or comfortable) aesthetic norm for residential architecture here in the US is rooted in the late 19th/early 20th century. It seems so arbitrary. Perhaps a singular definition of modernism: one that's perceived to be cold, minimal, and devoid of color + texture is to blame. Perhaps it's us architects too, unwilling to pursue a more modern agenda with our clients and prove that modern doesn't have to be cold and emotionless or cost a lot more. I meet with clients in my practice who have pursued prefab and willing to dip their toes in a more modern design only to be put off by its high cost. It's a movement that has promised to deliver design for less but hasn't yet been able to deliver it. Sears kit homes in the early 20th century were far more convincing. Enter...the contemporary case study house...! Thanks for sharing your thoughts...cheers...

[@gregthorne4292]

30X40 Design Workshop I don't mean to bog you down with questions, but this is an area near and dear to my heart. I'm an "architecture lover" that has toured Eichlers, spent time at Modernism Week in Palm Springs, and live in a Mid-Century "Modest". Do you ascribe the higher cost that you alluded as being due to (a) bespoke design, (b) higher level of finish needed, or (c) less common materials that don't have as active of market as those in traditional US homebuilding? I firmly believe that if given the option at a more affordable price, many more people in the US would choose modern dwellings.

[@30by40]

It's a combination of things +Greg Thorne. Primarily, I think it's this: the building trades assign a higher price tag to the unfamiliar. 'Modern' isn't as familiar as 'traditional' to many custom home builders. In my practice I've tried to show that modern doesn't have to cost more when smart detailing and proper material selection is employed. Buildings - by and large - are constructed of similar raw materials so it would be hard to argue that material costs alone could account for higher prices associated with modern design. Labor certainly accounts for increased cost if there's particularly fussy detailing. Consider commercial construction though; it draws upon a modern lexicon of building materials, systems and processes and yields a much lower construction cost per square foot than residential. Although some of this can be attributed to scale, much of it is a GC's familiarity with the labor it takes to execute.

[@kayem3824]

Except a few at the beginning these are not the original Csae Study Houses.

[@steveaustinhurst]

This guy talks so quick