Another house built from Wright's Prefab #1 plan for Marshall Erdman & Associates, the Socrates Zaferiou House in New York state, was sold in 2014. 

The Prefab #1 layouts, which ranged in size from 1,800 to 2,400 square feet, shared a single story, L-shaped plan with a "pitched-roof bedroom wing joining a flat-roofed living-dining-kitchen area centered on a large masonry fireplace." Alongside prefabrication managed by Erdman's company, the architect sourced off-the-rack Andersen windows and Pella doors and used basic materials like plywood and Masonite to cut costs. [Photos via Curbed]
Another house built from Wright's Prefab #1 plan for Marshall Erdman & Associates, the Socrates Zaferiou House in New York state, was sold in 2014. The Prefab #1 layouts, which ranged in size from 1,800 to 2,400 square feet, shared a single story, L-shaped plan with a "pitched-roof bedroom wing joining a flat-roofed living-dining-kitchen area centered on a large masonry fireplace." Alongside prefabrication managed by Erdman's company, the architect sourced off-the-rack Andersen windows and Pella doors and used basic materials like plywood and Masonite to cut costs. [Photos via Curbed]
Plantings such as red clover and weeds, including black medic, are watered and pollinated naturally.
Plantings such as red clover and weeds, including black medic, are watered and pollinated naturally.
Lee Buchanan of Lee Build created a screen of white ash slats beside the kitchen as well as the entry. "The stairs are beautifully integrated into the kitchen so the kids and I are always talking and someone is always sitting on the bottom steps,
Lee Buchanan of Lee Build created a screen of white ash slats beside the kitchen as well as the entry. "The stairs are beautifully integrated into the kitchen so the kids and I are always talking and someone is always sitting on the bottom steps,
The seeds for Frank Lloyd Wright's collaboration with prefab builder Marshall Erdman were planted when Erdman hired the architect to design the First Unitarian Society meeting house in Madison, Wisconsin. [Photo credit courtesy The Kubala Washatko Architects (TKWA) via ArchDaily]
The seeds for Frank Lloyd Wright's collaboration with prefab builder Marshall Erdman were planted when Erdman hired the architect to design the First Unitarian Society meeting house in Madison, Wisconsin. [Photo credit courtesy The Kubala Washatko Architects (TKWA) via ArchDaily]
Frank Lloyd Wright's second prefab plan for Marshall Erdman & Associates sported a carport on the first level attached a large, open-plan living room. His third design for ME&A was never constructed. [Plans via the Frank Lloyd Wright archive at the NCSU Libraries]
Frank Lloyd Wright's second prefab plan for Marshall Erdman & Associates sported a carport on the first level attached a large, open-plan living room. His third design for ME&A was never constructed. [Plans via the Frank Lloyd Wright archive at the NCSU Libraries]
Before the Moumings built their house, they camped out on their six acres while preparing the land for farming, planting grass and clover in place of soybean stubble. As the house arose from its foundation, soil-fixing plants grew from seed. Now the couple can focus on growing food.
Before the Moumings built their house, they camped out on their six acres while preparing the land for farming, planting grass and clover in place of soybean stubble. As the house arose from its foundation, soil-fixing plants grew from seed. Now the couple can focus on growing food.
A pair of teak Adirondack chaises from Gloster face a white clover lawn.
A pair of teak Adirondack chaises from Gloster face a white clover lawn.
While Brooklyn brownstones conjure up memories of their turn-of-the-century roots, they also remain the modern-day face of New York’s coolest boroughs. With brownstone living, however, comes responsibility—many of these classic beauties are in need of renovation and restoration. Here are 10 standout, renovated brownstones that retain their original charm with added contemporary cool.
While Brooklyn brownstones conjure up memories of their turn-of-the-century roots, they also remain the modern-day face of New York’s coolest boroughs. With brownstone living, however, comes responsibility—many of these classic beauties are in need of renovation and restoration. Here are 10 standout, renovated brownstones that retain their original charm with added contemporary cool.
IKEA Nockeby sofa with a Bemz cover in Clover velvet.
IKEA Nockeby sofa with a Bemz cover in Clover velvet.
Although Lee was born in South Korea, he studied at Design Academy Eindhoven and the Rhode Island School of Design and currently lives in Berlin, Germany. He has won numerous awards in addition to Time to Design, such as the D3 Contest at IMM Cologne in 2012.
Although Lee was born in South Korea, he studied at Design Academy Eindhoven and the Rhode Island School of Design and currently lives in Berlin, Germany. He has won numerous awards in addition to Time to Design, such as the D3 Contest at IMM Cologne in 2012.
Purple thistles, California poppies, clover, and dandelions have all taken root in the roughly 10-inch-deep, lightweight humus and grape-husk soil in this 580-square-foot green roof. Designer Peter Liang says that he "wanted to plant a green roof for its thermal mass, but I wanted it to be as natural as possible."
Purple thistles, California poppies, clover, and dandelions have all taken root in the roughly 10-inch-deep, lightweight humus and grape-husk soil in this 580-square-foot green roof. Designer Peter Liang says that he "wanted to plant a green roof for its thermal mass, but I wanted it to be as natural as possible."
At 8:20 p.m., Dwell Presents will invite Lee Broom to the stage. Broom is a British product designer who has over 50 designs to his name, from marble tube lights to delicate glassware. The winner of the British Designer of the Year award in 2012, he has also designed a number of interiors.
At 8:20 p.m., Dwell Presents will invite Lee Broom to the stage. Broom is a British product designer who has over 50 designs to his name, from marble tube lights to delicate glassware. The winner of the British Designer of the Year award in 2012, he has also designed a number of interiors.
Print from Lee Friedlander: Photographs (Haywire Press), shot in New York City in 1963. According to Hilger, publishing under Haywire, Friedlander's own imprint, "allowed him the control that would not have otherwise been possible working with commercial publishers." Images copyright Lee Friedlander/Fraenkel Gallery.
Print from Lee Friedlander: Photographs (Haywire Press), shot in New York City in 1963. According to Hilger, publishing under Haywire, Friedlander's own imprint, "allowed him the control that would not have otherwise been possible working with commercial publishers." Images copyright Lee Friedlander/Fraenkel Gallery.
The Clover's interior walls are finished in poplar wood, and its floors are covered in vinyl.
The Clover's interior walls are finished in poplar wood, and its floors are covered in vinyl.
Local grasses and flowers, including camas, wild strawberry, and clover, cover four terraces that camouflage the home within the landscape.
Local grasses and flowers, including camas, wild strawberry, and clover, cover four terraces that camouflage the home within the landscape.
Christine (at left), and Amanda (at right) chat with David’s sister Aroha Yates-Smith (center) in the kitchen.
Christine (at left), and Amanda (at right) chat with David’s sister Aroha Yates-Smith (center) in the kitchen.
Behind the house is a large meadow with a white clover path. The grasses are a mixture of pasture grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed, an important host plant for monarch butterflies.
Behind the house is a large meadow with a white clover path. The grasses are a mixture of pasture grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed, an important host plant for monarch butterflies.
A dilapidated built-in had to be removed, and Lee swapped in a floating storage unit and shelf in its place, wrapped in the original wood casework for contrast.
A dilapidated built-in had to be removed, and Lee swapped in a floating storage unit and shelf in its place, wrapped in the original wood casework for contrast.
The Clover is 24 feet long and is supported by a double-axle trailer. Featuring a steel roof, its exterior is clad in lapped smart siding.
The Clover is 24 feet long and is supported by a double-axle trailer. Featuring a steel roof, its exterior is clad in lapped smart siding.
Marcus Lee and Rachel Hart’s wonderful wooden home sits at the end of a quiet London lane and politely turns its back on the workshops next door.
Marcus Lee and Rachel Hart’s wonderful wooden home sits at the end of a quiet London lane and politely turns its back on the workshops next door.
Photo by: David A. Lee
Photo by: David A. Lee
A look at the colorfully-decorated living room of the Clover Residence, featuring a sunny window seat. The project by OFFICIAL Design was featured on the 2016 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes.
A look at the colorfully-decorated living room of the Clover Residence, featuring a sunny window seat. The project by OFFICIAL Design was featured on the 2016 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes.
The chandelier in one of the bedrooms is by David Weeks.
The chandelier in one of the bedrooms is by David Weeks.
David Lebovitz in his Paris kitchen
David Lebovitz in his Paris kitchen
“I wanted the buildings to be crisp, bold, and clean,” Coleman said. Exterior vertical siding is made from locally sourced cedar stained in a “hazelnut” shade by Sikkens Cetol SRD.
“I wanted the buildings to be crisp, bold, and clean,” Coleman said. Exterior vertical siding is made from locally sourced cedar stained in a “hazelnut” shade by Sikkens Cetol SRD.
NY-based photographer Lee Towndrow shot artist and musician Steve Kado hiding behind a white, scalloped curtain. Via Lee Towndrow. (Pin)
NY-based photographer Lee Towndrow shot artist and musician Steve Kado hiding behind a white, scalloped curtain. Via Lee Towndrow. (Pin)
British designer Lee Broom is transforming unoccupied shops to create his Department Store exhibition, the launch of over new products, including the Crescent light shown here. Via Alfredo Cappellini 16.
British designer Lee Broom is transforming unoccupied shops to create his Department Store exhibition, the launch of over new products, including the Crescent light shown here. Via Alfredo Cappellini 16.
Lee Broom will show his new Optical lighting collection in a mobile installation—installed in the back of a truck. Catch it around town over the course of the week. It starts at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Via Bandello Matteo 14, on April 12.
Lee Broom will show his new Optical lighting collection in a mobile installation—installed in the back of a truck. Catch it around town over the course of the week. It starts at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Via Bandello Matteo 14, on April 12.
'Obsession' by Kwangho Lee, Korea
'Obsession' by Kwangho Lee, Korea
The punnily titled On The Rock collection of glassware further exemplifies Lee Broom’s seamless merging of mixed materials.
The punnily titled On The Rock collection of glassware further exemplifies Lee Broom’s seamless merging of mixed materials.
At an immersive installation entitled the Department Store, British designer Lee Broom unveiled over 20 new designs in a Kubrick-esque setting—easily our favorite of Salone 2015. See a video here.
At an immersive installation entitled the Department Store, British designer Lee Broom unveiled over 20 new designs in a Kubrick-esque setting—easily our favorite of Salone 2015. See a video here.
Sunday's winner Diane Lee.
Sunday's winner Diane Lee.
A Friedlander self-portrait taken in New York City in 1968 from In the Picture: Self Portraits 1958-2011 (Yale University Press), 2011. In the afterword to the book, photographer Richard Benson writes: "I once asked him why he became so dedicated to making books, and he told me that when he was young he found a copy of Walker Evan’s great book American Photographs, and every time he went through it he something new. The book became the ultimate venue for Lee, not the transitory one of the gallery show, where the pictures could be seen only for a short time, but instead a visual structure that lasted and could repeatedly reacquaint us with what we thought we already knew so well."  Image copyright Lee Friedlander/Fraenkel Gallery. Click on the image to see the entire page in the book.
A Friedlander self-portrait taken in New York City in 1968 from In the Picture: Self Portraits 1958-2011 (Yale University Press), 2011. In the afterword to the book, photographer Richard Benson writes: "I once asked him why he became so dedicated to making books, and he told me that when he was young he found a copy of Walker Evan’s great book American Photographs, and every time he went through it he something new. The book became the ultimate venue for Lee, not the transitory one of the gallery show, where the pictures could be seen only for a short time, but instead a visual structure that lasted and could repeatedly reacquaint us with what we thought we already knew so well." Image copyright Lee Friedlander/Fraenkel Gallery. Click on the image to see the entire page in the book.

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