Neo-Corbusian Geometry
Inspired by the geometric architecture of Le Corbusier, Michael Graves designed the Hanselmann House for high school classmates who built it themselves. The composition is a double cube, a solid one containing the living quarters and an implied volume introduced by a frame at the entrance to the exterior stairs and elevated walkway, which was never built.
Art and Architecture and Landscape
Michael painted a mural the full width of the living room wall, instigating a lifelong association of art and architecture. The mural imagined an abstract landscape beyond the back wall, introducing the idea that architecture and landscape could share a reciprocal relationship, a theme that resonated through much of his later work.
Project Lead
Michael Graves, FAIA
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana (Americas)
Size
Approximately 2,500 SF
Completion Date
Around 1971
Awards
AIA National Honor Award
Legacy Projects
At Michael Graves we create design that clients dream of. We not only care about what we create we care about who we create it for.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
La Jolla, California
Denver, Colorado
The Hague, The Netherlands
Princeton, New Jersey
Atlanta, Georgia
Portland, Oregon
Fukuoka, Japan
Louisville, Kentucky
Fort Wayne, Indiana
