Gehry Residence Floor Plan Review

What is remarkable is the floor plan's negative space . Gehry cut a massive hole in the second floor to allow the chain-link cage to rise two stories. This creates a visual vertical connection rarely seen in residential architecture. From the second floor landing, you can look down into the ground floor kitchen. The floor plan thus prioritizes voyeurism and overlapping vistas over privacy.

Frank Gehry expanded the original pink house by adding a roughly 800-square-foot shell around three of its sides—the north, west, and south. This creates a transitional zone between the old interior and the outdoors. gehry residence floor plan

Before we look at the blueprint, we must understand the constraint. In 1977, Frank Gehry purchased an existing pink bungalow. He was not allowed to demolish it due to zoning laws and budget restrictions. His solution? He stripped away the interior finishes, exposed the studs and joists, and then wrapped the old house in new, chaotic forms. What is remarkable is the floor plan's negative space