Crisis
Confrontation 1: The Arch
“When...the Fox River becomes a roaring torrent that bursts its banks, the house assumes the character of a house-boat.” - Peter Palumbo (former house owner)
What might it be like to so dominate a landscape?
Confrontation II: The Pyramid
Confrontation III: The Stacks
What might it be like to rest so heavily on the ground?
What might it be like to exist amongst the clouds?
Confrontation IV: The Spires
Closure
What might it be like to be so definite in orientation?
“I myself have stayed in that house from morning to night. Until then I didn’t know how colorful nature could be...” - Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe