Inside The Iconic Glass House situated on Roughly 50 acres of Greenery | Home Tour

The Glass House is an iconic Modernist masterpiece located in New Canaan, Connecticut. Designed and constructed in 1949 by the renowned American architect Philip Johnson, this striking structure is celebrated for its minimalist and transparent design. The house consists of a single-story glass pavilion with no interior walls, providing unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape and blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. The use of large glass panels, steel columns, and a flat roof creates a seamless connection with nature and a sense of openness.
Beyond the Glass House, the property encompasses a carefully curated landscape of roughly 50 acres. The surrounding landscape includes meadows, ponds, and various sculptures, creating an artistic and serene atmosphere. The property features several other notable structures, such as the Brick House, which stands in contrast to the transparency of the Glass House with its solid brick walls and intimate interior spaces. The Painting Gallery is another significant addition, showcasing Johnson and Whitney's extensive art collection, which includes works by prominent artists like Frank Stella and Andy Warhol.
Over the years, the Glass House has been meticulously preserved and maintained as a National Trust Historic Site, ensuring that future generations can continue to appreciate its beauty and significance. As a living embodiment of Philip Johnson's design philosophy and artistic sensibilities, the Glass House stands as a timeless testament to the power of architecture to engage with the natural world and inspire creativity for generations to come. Today, the Glass House is open to the public, allowing visitors to experience firsthand the brilliance of Philip Johnson's vision and his harmonious integration of architecture with nature.
Film - Mick Aure @miccck
Producer - Elias Tebache @SoCalArchitecture
Music - Alphafox @alphfx
Special Thanks - Christa Carr & Gwen North Reiss
The Glass House, National Trust for Historic Preservation
New Canaan, Connecticut
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[@mauricefinn1320]

The narrator has a deep love for this place and a lovely voice. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge about this beautiful house.

[@arsalanz2214]

Simplicity & minimalism goes such a long way, the architecture looks timeless 👏🏼

[@MrOso36]

I think the one thing that make's this house so wonderful is the absolute perfection in the scale and proportion of the house. Even the furniture and landscape is proportional . So many contemporary architects get so wrapped up in their own egos that they fumble these basics.

[@sofi.raygoza]

The landscape is unreal!

[@willcookmakeup]

I loved going here. Growing up in CT this is one of the coolest spots we have to visit. It's such a beautiful property

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

Ideal to live in and grow all you want, plants and trees with full sun!

[@jasonfairbanks4714]

You are so appealing. I finally had a chance to visit the glass house last year. Walking through the front door was more of an an emotional moment for me than I had expected. Hope to come back someday.

[@beatlesfansam]

Another great installment in this series. There's something about the simplicity and elegance of this house that makes it differently appealing than the other homes that have been covered. Gwen seemed like the perfect person to talk about the history of the house, with her knowledge and understated delivery.

[@openspace.series]

We're glad you enjoyed the video and couldn't agree more with Gwen being a phenomenal voice for The Glass House

[@user-cf9rt85p61]

This entire property and everything in it could easily take a set in year 3000 AD and still won't be outdated.

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Agreed!

[@gabe1784]

I remember learning about this house in college. What a great video

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Excited to hear you enjoyed the video!

[@Stoy-boy]

Such tranquility, harmony and serenity. ❤

[@vmurt]

Johnson had a complicated past.... I am not in favour of cancel culture, and fully support these efforts to preserve the glass house. I do think it's important though to state - and confront - what Johnson said was his inspiration for it.

[@citychictha9391]

Absolutely stunning 😍 beautiful landscape

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Thank you for such a beautiful and informative tour.

[@montresian]

What a jewel !

[@openspace.series]

It's a beautiful space!

[@osamajarnauzy7133]

thank you

[@ailiau7514]

The house is so stunning

[@carlosdesuchil]

C'est magnifique!

[@Alex-gb3dg]

Really like this style to introduce properties.

[@dlvanderpeet2602]

Stunning and Christa does a wonderfl job. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you and greetings from Holland.

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Glad you enjoyed it! And agreed Christa is doing amazing things over at the foundation

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A channel like local project? Instant subscribe

[@jara8653]

Beautiful, thank you.

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Thank you too!

[@earthlevel4569]

love the new branding

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Thanks!

[@morriganwitch]

I know why I love these modernist glass houses it’s because I don’t want to look at walls xxx

[@davidsheppard1362]

Fascinating and Inspirational.

[@stanislas154]

it's the best house you've shown on your yt channel, thanks you for all your work, please din't forgive and continue to give us some videos.

[@lawnmowerlarry9139]

this reminds me of a place i saw maybe 6 years ago when I was living in Bali, at the time it was abandoned but it's probably completely leveled at this point. It was a beachside building, likely a house but I'm not sure, made almost entirely of glass with only a few concrete/metal beams for structural integrity. It was seriously magnificent even in its sad abandoned state, with stairs of glass, walls of glass, not just clear class but carved, frosted and textured glass too, it had huge mass of seaglass "pebbles" as a ground-cover (one of which I kept). Memory is a bit hazy, but I still remember how cool it was.

[@THEISLANDFAM]

Do you remember where abouts in Bali? We live here and have just started building, sounds like a cool bit of Inspo to go and check out!

[@lawnmowerlarry9139]

@@THEISLANDFAM it was on a beach, likely pemuteran? not sure.

[@ModernARQ]

Wonderful!

[@MinhLuuStudio]

video quality is out of this world 🤩🤩

[@SweetUncleG]

Love it very much...😊😊😊...could you make video on the house during heavy rain

[@nasrrashed1381]

A piece of art ❤

[@greenheritage4275]

Great....Glass Lover

[@nicolescott8607]

❤❤❤

[@nomoredarts8918]

Hope there is Radio, that will play in my Head - Life in a Glasshouse

[@maeshellewest-davies7904]

I would have loved to be a guest there. What a wonderful experience it would have been to hang out with Philip Johnson.

[@mateolagneaux]

nice grading 🎨

[@openspace.series]

Thank you!

[@tigerphid9677]

I wonder if Johnson and Mies developed any animosity over making very similar houses (Glass House and Farnsworth House)... particularly after sharing the idea.

[@Jeanmarc12]

beautiful

[@openspace.series]

Thank you! 😊

[@brettclarke8487]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[@Danny_Martino]

Cleaning windows in this house is fun😅

[@javiergarcia-wb4fc]

Pretty Damn close to perfection

[@MD-ky4ho]

I automatically think of the glass church (Wayfarers Chapel) in California. It’s mainly used for weddings. They had to cancel their wedding schedule, for at least a year, to address the shifting land in the area. Hopefully the structure won’t be damaged. The glass church was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

I can imagine the sound when those steel sled chairs move along the unevenly tiled floor.

[@olafhermans]

wow

[@house9850]

only 5300 likes should be a million more

[@jamestheredd]

Living in a glass house in a Connecticut Shire is something I could do.

[@DeuceDeuceBravo]

Gorgeous. But I can't help but wonder how many birds are hurt or killed flying into these walls.

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Beautiful simplicity. But got to be horrifying when sleeping here at night. Like being in your own horror movie.

[@iggswanna1248]

if you pretend youre swiming its like an aquarium from outside

[@user-of8cl6sh6f]

！！！！I've seen this house in lumion's default project, so it came from here

[@x_xx3x]

Austerity architecture are defined since mankind started it, aren’t it?

[@rr7firefly]

Not so much a simple design. The materials alone are quite amazing. Look at those huge windows, and the full-height glass doors. Is there a video that shows the construction of this landmark?

[@sl-qe8th]

how could i visit this place? i want to observe closely and dive once in life there

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You can visit their site to get set up on a tour! theglasshouse.org

[@marcpauchet6500]

Un havre de paix 😔

[@user-bn8gr2wh5w]

if you can see someone outside they can see you

[@henrysmith1464]

immortal

[@Nofaceghibli]

Mom! tell my friends I’m not home 😅

[@samcuthbert9816]

Small world eh...

[@DoyouknowthatJesusmadeTables]

Looks like a greenhouse 😆

[@eahostudio]

I don't think he had a hand in creating that handicapped ramp.

[@rabczanska]

Mentions MOMA but then jumps to him going back to school in his 30's to study architecture. Sadly, he spent his 20's as a forceful proponent of American fascism and all the ugliness of that movement. He did say later that it was his greatest regret to have been involved.

[@RyanJohnsonD]

The glass house is great, but where did he wash and dry his clothes?

[@milosjovic4402]

There is a guesthouse near the house, i guess there

[@YOYOY959]

We fight a bunch of robberies in miotowo to rob what they robbing money and collapse in bunch of them nuim

[@IamCaptainDeadpo0l]

people who live in a glass house change their clothes in the basement.

[@Molloy1951]

😂

[@IamCaptainDeadpo0l]

@@Molloy1951 i wasn't joking sir/ma'am. its the truth.

[@Greezlybear1]

Вряд ли миру интересны их труселя и голые задницы 🤢

[@april_may_300]

Well, it's funny because it's true!

[@IamCaptainDeadpo0l]

@@april_may_300 i think you haven't heard of curtains.

[@davidcattin7006]

That pool should be painted dark. The bright blue is so out of place.

[@openspace.series]

We can say that when you are there in person the pool is beautiful the way it is. Appreciate your comment and watching!

[@kristine6996]

What a beauty ❤ a gem ❤ a paradise ❤ 🩵

[@justinleemiller]

The world is still trying to recover from this movement. Glass, steel, concrete, social isolation, impractical, totally ignoring ergonomics.

[@the_larsonfamily]

Don't throw rocks😂

[@FarrFromPerfect]

I still don't understand how CT/NY can have such amazing architects and houses......and most of the houses here look like pure garbage.

[@marcusbrown1767]

I agree it's great, but-this is not usable in our society..modern housing is for all people..

[@user-nu1vn3yy9s]

It's why we need to have less people on this planet - humans needs more space as well as wild nature. Just remember - this property is about the size of biggest parks in Paris, and in each you can have thousand of people simultaneously. In Paris - and much worse in NYC - on 50 acres you will have about 4000 people living around the year, with 10 times less trees. Some streets don't have a single tree. Or just 1-2. Too many people = too many problems, and reduced quality of life. In Africa they have to stop making 4-6 children - or African nature will mostly disappear by the end of this century. And without African forests - same applies to South America, India, Indonesia and other places - nature will be so degraded that life will get worse worldwide.

[@wilsonmaghari4492]

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