Olivetti-Underwood Factory by Louis Kahn

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The Olivetti-Underwood Factory was designed by architect Louis Kahn. Olivetti, an Italian company, commissioned Kahn in 1966 to design the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania building for the manufacture of their Underwood line of typewriters and related products. It was completed in 1970.
The design followed Kahns monumental and modular philosophy.

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@blakemorris2328 4 ай бұрын

Oh. That's what that building is. I have seen it for my entire life and never knew what it was

@davidpowellseattle 4 ай бұрын

COMCAST! 😢. What a loss. It reminds me of the Johnson Wax building by Frank Lloyd Wright.

@LouisKahnFiles 4 ай бұрын

I believe he was actually inspired by it!

@marksitaliangarage 4 ай бұрын

I have visited the Carlo Scarpa Olivetti showroom in Venice which has been restored and is very elegant. But I had no idea that Olivetti invested in this type of design outside of front of house customer facing buildings. Thank you for showing this. Are there other examples of this approach by Olivetti in Italy ?

@Dev1nci 4 ай бұрын

That showroom is incredible. Scarpa as a jeweller 😄

@marksitaliangarage 4 ай бұрын

@@Dev1nci The shop front in Bologna is also great. It’s in one of my videos on my KZbin channel Mark’s Italian Garage.

@Dev1nci 4 ай бұрын

@@marksitaliangarage I'd like to watch it, which video is it? Nice channel btw, classic cars are just incredible, I was at a classic car show a few weeks ago.

@marksitaliangarage 4 ай бұрын

@@Dev1nci It’s in Auto Moto d’Epoca Bologna 2023 part 2 not far in to the video. Most of my videos are about making things and what I do in the workshop. But if I get to go somewhere and I I think it’s interesting for the viewers I make some content. Hope you enjoy it.

@Dev1nci 4 ай бұрын

@@marksitaliangarage O yes! I have the detail at 1:08 saved for inspiration that I return to from time to time. It's the vertical brass inlay at the top of the sliding gate. It terminates in a lipped L-section with bush-hammered concrete which has been hammered in a herringbone pattern. Very cool. (Pity about the gate). I've marked the rest of the vid to 'watch later'. Thanks for sharing.

@12TribesUnite 4 ай бұрын

very interesting video! Im following ;-)

@sdrc92126 3 ай бұрын

It's software dictating the wikipeia page 🤣 🤣 🤣

@12TribesUnite 3 ай бұрын

:-) Well most content is lol still need good taste to choose the right thing ! @@sdrc92126

@JeremyDWilliamsOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Subbed. But I would have liked more upbeat music. Nice channel. I was one of the first subs for the B1M channel. Keep making this kind of quality content and you’ll maybe pass them by one day! Good luck and thanks for the upload!

@brianpeers 4 ай бұрын

Yes it is a good video explanation but I in fact really liked the background music. Makes a change from the generic non copyrighted sound tracks which are so prevalent and bland. They can also be quite distracting from the videos content.

@JeremyDWilliamsOfficial 4 ай бұрын

@@brianpeers often a video is better with no music :)

@sdrc92126 3 ай бұрын

This whole thing is a software voice reading the wikipedia page verbatim. 🤣 I think wikipedia is going to be soon filled with this garbage

@Dev1nci 4 ай бұрын

1:56 it looks like not too many of the bays are used for light. Some seem to be concrete and some have plant on them.

@Dev1nci 4 ай бұрын

O it seems that may have been later work.

@dg-hughes 4 ай бұрын

"removing original character and openness" yup sounds like Comcast.

@Urbanhandyman 4 ай бұрын

Terrifying roof drainage system.

@m_tpa 4 ай бұрын

because it runs through the support structure?

@Urbanhandyman 4 ай бұрын

@@m_tpa Is the support structure fully visible for inspection especially where the drainage pipes are running right next to it? Each drainage point requires yearly inspection and possible maintenance. Imagine a house with 100 gutter downspouts going into the exterior walls before traveling elsewhere.

@m_tpa 3 ай бұрын

@@Urbanhandyman well you can look at the outside of the pillars from inside the building i guess. might be a bit late when you spot something though : )

@jimjimgl3 3 ай бұрын

First, why spend some much time (and money) designing a unique roof structure and have it obscured by the HVAC and light supports? Secondly, Harrisburg gets snow and ice. How the hell does that roof drainage system work when clogged with snow and ice? Really an example of form over function.