Ice Cream @ 9: 2014-10-04 Frank Lloyd Wright

Some Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) houses I just LOVE. Here's one of them, the Robie House.

What beautiful lines the outside of this house has. The good looks just go on and on as your eye makes its way from level to level. This is the front of the house with the entryway tucked way back in the dark.

Although this tour was at 8:30am, it was on a Saturday and getting into town was a breeze.

Great looking outdoor lights

Doors with character

Doors out to the terrace. Awesome looking.

Look at the great detailing in the ceiling.

This corner of the room faced the street.

Speechless

Even FLW got some things wrong. When he was in his 80's he said his butt was sore from sitting in his own terrible chairs.

These are drawers in his bedroom that were in an outside wall. Hmm. Who wants to put on cold underwear?

A not-so-modern surround shower

OK, enough of the Robie House. But it was the best looking one we've seen so far. Oh, alright. One last shot; the one you'll see in all of the books and magazines about this house.

Wright designed a church building in 1908 called Unity Temple. By all accounts it is the first modern building in the world because of its use of reinforced concrete.

The Temple is located within a mile of his home and studio in Oak Park, is on a very busy street, and sits on only a half acre of land. The entrance (always hidden in a FLW designed building) is down the side of the building, up the stairs, and to the left.

But seeing the beautiful entrance doors once you get there is rewarding.

This is their large congregating room. You can only see half of it. The mirrored half is below and underneath this photograph.

Filtered light enters from the colored glass skylights above

So now we are seated while the vision of Wright is explained to us. We are below the level of the church service area, as you can see the pews above you.