I went to the Philip Johnson Glass House on Wednesday in New Canaan, CT. It was a fantastic day which started off with a beautiful drive, I really miss the lovely towns in Connecticut. We wrenched our necks looking from side to side at beautiful houses and stone walls on the way up. We were insanely lucky with the weather, sunny and blue sky right up to the second we finished the tour and climbed in the shuttle, rain started as I sat down.
The Glass House is a m a z i n g
Why don't I show you in these lovely photos I was able to take because
it did not rain:
it did not rain:
The approach to the house from the long driveway.
The exterior is made completely of glass, the long off-white panel
is a movable cloth curtain.
The kitchen area includes storage, sink, stove, oven and fridge all in that unit. There are also wooden panels that fold over the top of everything to make a giant flat counter.
Dinning area.
The living room area.
The fireplace is opposite the bathroom and built into the only
nonglass wall (albeit round) in the entire house.
The living room area consisting of all Mies van der Rohe furniture
who was his creative mentor.
The bedroom area.
The house is actually very large, over 1,700 sq feet.
The amazing view from the bedroom.
The desk overlooks the swimming pool in front of the house.
Looking out the front door.
The backyard overlooking the valley (over 47 acres), pond and pavilion.
Looking back at the house from the path that leads to the underground gallery.
View from past the eyebrow bridge.
On the way back to the main house. Here you can see the brick building
which is sort of a guest house and is opposite the Glass House.
Da Monsta
One of the many other buildings on the grounds. We were able to tour the main house, the underground gallery, the sculpture gallery and Da Monsta. The ghost house, his studio, pond pavilion and brick house were not open to the public.
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