Frank Gehry, considered to be the pioneer of deconstructivism, architected this house that changed the face of architecture. Located in Santa Monica, originally a pink house founded by Gehry's wife, was to be transformed with the principle by Gehry, 'balance of fragment and whole, raw and refined, new and old'.
Finished in 1978, the house stood with an abstract look that seems alien within the conservative neighbourhood, or any neighbourhood for that matters. Within the original house, a side of it was taken apart to accommodate the kitchen, leaving the internal construction visible. Creating controversies, the extension of the house was made by Gehry with the concept of jutting angles and mixed materials making them prominent features of the house.
Gehry's design of the house would not be something that I would enjoy, and even to live in. Being an admirer of architecture with sleek designs, I am adamant at Gehry's which does not seem to have a proper structure that it left looking unfinished and awkward within the neighbourhood. The abstract integrity is also hard to be appreciated just due to the fact that the quality of abstract itself, which seems flimsy when applied to architecture. In contrast with the design, I always believe that architecture must have an essence of solidity, in line with one of the three qualities of architecture brought forward by vitruvius- firmitas. The prospect of living also does seem negative as it appears to not have a safe and calm environment. The random combustion of materials of the house creates a chaotic movement which would be unsettling to wake up every day to and curious children would be left to explore these jutted angles that appeal like a playground and prone themselves to accidents by jutted angles' edges.
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