The 70s House - David Heathcote

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Résumé :
The 70s House Though described in the 90s as the decade that style forgot, the 70s has since gained a renewed kudos and magnetism in the new millennium. For anyone who grew up during the decade, the era has an obvious nostalgic pull. It is, however, its aesthetic diversity that has made it such a rich seam to mine for style and design ideas. In the 1970s, architecture and interior design was at an important turning point: the certainties and rigours of postwar Modernism were giving way to a sense of adventure and pluralism. While excitement and indulgence in new technologies and gadgetry was being pursued, so was a greater awareness of historical style and the ecological. The dynamism and variety of the decade has much in common with the Art Nouveau. Both periods share not only a desire to represent a new age and a preoccupation in local contexts, but also took place at a time that technological possibilities were running ahead of the design aesthetics of the day. In order to encapsulate the pure range and scope of the age, David Heathcote and Sue Barr have travelled extensively in Europe and America photographing and researching afresh a unique set of houses. These have largely been unphotographed since their debut in architectural journals in the 70s. The book thus brings together for the first time, not only a representative but also atypical selection of domestic architecture. This is lusciously illustrated in a state of lived-in maturity that shows a very current diversity of ageless living spaces.

Biographie:
David Heathcote is a design writer and historian. He is currently the Visiting Lecturer in British 19th and 20th Century Domestic Architecture and is also teaching a course in design history at the Design Museum in London. His book Barbican: Penthouse Over the City, also with photography by Sue Barr, was published by Wiley-Academy in 2004. Sue Barr is a photographer and tutor at the Architectural Association in London. Her work has been featured in numerous international journals and publications, including Icon and Architectural Design. She is also the photographer for Barbican: Penthouse Over the City and London Caffs, published in 2004 by Wiley-Academy.

Sommaire:
Preface. Introduction. Modernist. Kaplan House by Barbara and Julian Neski. Grobow House by Barbara and Julian Neski. Richman House by Richard Henderson. Casa Kalmann by Luigi Snozzi. Hopkins House by Michael and Patty Hopkins. Diffusion. Haus Neumann by Dieter Frowein and Jurgen Sawade. Svolos House by Alexandros Tombazis. Sofianos House by Alexandros Tombazis. Sametz House by Alfredo De Vido. Autoarchitectural. Kleines Atelier by Josef Paul Kleihues. Casa Marti by Sep Marti. Tombazis House by Alexandros Tombazis. De Vido House by Alfredo De Vido. Great West Plantation by Alan Tye. Independent. Villa Taddei by Gian Piero Frassinelli. McCombe House by Alfredo De Vido. Haus Bottcher by Wolfgang Goschel and Rosemarie Barthel. Manser House by Patrick Gwynne. Reclaimed. Capel Manor by Michael Manser. Casale Fontibucci by Gian Piero Frassinelli. Apartment on Piazza San Giovanni by Gian Piero Frassinelli. Casa Fabi by Gian Piero Frassinelli. Pen-y-Lyn by Christopher Day. Historicist. Casa Bianchi by Mario Botta. Perlbinder House by Norman Jaffe. Johnston House by David Johnston. Casa Felder,by Mario Campi and Franco Pessina with Niki Piazzoli. The Architects. Further Reading.