History, Modern Interior Design

Steel-frame construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Whitewashed Walls = racist framework for superiority of industrial modernity 

Okoume = Lou’s love of tailored surfaces rather than traditional ornamentation

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Primary Colours = Universal design language to avoid another world war

Simple Geometries = Universal design language to avoid another world war

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Curtain Wall = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Free-planned Interior = Maximum transformation of function among interior space

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Curtain Wall = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Milk Glass = Moment of privacy in otherwise free-planning interior

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Curtain Wall = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Milk Glass = Moment of privacy in otherwise free-planning interior

Sleek Dentils = Art Deco as modernization of neoclassicism

Vanity with shallow setback pattern = Art Deco as modernization of neoclassicism

Abstract floor mosaic pattern = Art Deco as modernization of neoclassicism

Electric wall sconces as scrolls = Art Deco as modernization of neoclassicism

Mosaic floor tiles = non-porous surface to avoid water damage in the bathroom

Steel-frame construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies 

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Ribbon Window = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Rooftop Garden = Making the most of modernist flat-roof technology

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Rooftop Garden = Making the most of modernist flat-roof technology

Grass Carpet = Surrealist challenge to indoor/outdoor distinctions

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Curtain Wall = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Accordion Door = Grey’s training as screen designer

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Ceramic Tile Flooring = Modernist embrace of industrial mass production

Ceramic Tile Backsplash = Easy-cleaning material for splash zone during cooking

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial materials

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Ceramic Tile Flooring = Modernist embrace of industrial mass production

Wave-shaped Partition Wall = Aalto namesake

Wavy Iittala Glass = Aalto namesake

Steel-frame construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Curtain Wall = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Ceramic Tile Flooring = Modernist embrace of industrial mass production

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

King Post with Exposed Steel Core = Connecting modernity with local tradition

Ranma with Plate Glass = Connecting modernity with local tradition

Sliding Plate-Glass Doors = Connecting modernity with local tradition of shoji screens

Main living space off the ground = Influence of Villa Savoye

Main living space off the ground = Shelter patio for viewing surrounding green space

Ranma as sliding blind = Connecting modern privacy with Japanese tradition

Sumi-e = Returning abstract expressionism to Japanese tradition

Shoji Screens = Returning transformable free space of modernism to Japanese tradition

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Plate-Glass Windows = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Plate-Glass Windows = Modernist metaphor for governmental transparency

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Plate-glass Windows = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Ceramic Tile Flooring = Modernist embrace of industrial mass production

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Plate-glass Windows = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Retractable Plate Glass = Opening restaurant to sensory conditions of the ocean

Stucco Walls = Connecting whitewashed modernity with local tradition

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Plate-Glass Windows = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local tradition

Intense Pink Accent Wall = Reyes influence

Steel-frame Construction = Art Deco embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Art Deco embrace of industrial technologies

Plate-glass Windows = Art Deco embrace of industrial technologies

Elliptical Form = Art Deco streamlining of classical amphitheatre

Mosaic Floor = Art Deco as a modern take on classical desig

Steel-frame Construction = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Poured Concrete = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Flat Roof = Modernist belief that industrial technologies overcome local climate

Plate-glass Windows = Modernist embrace of industrial technologies

Free-planned Interior = Blending dining and living rooms into continuous space