We have to acknowledge that between the best American architects it turned out Mies van der Rohe the architect who designed the very first Glass House. Because of litigation, Ms Farnsworth would not allow Mies to call her home since the Glass House, however the follower Philip Johnson did. Imagine how Mies van der Rohe felt whilst saw Philip Johnson naming his design since the 1st Glass House.

Fort Lauderdale architects, award-winning Rex Nichols Architects (RNA) developed a contemporary type of the Glass House (Farnsworth House) modern home developed by Mies van der Rohe.

The scene in this home will probably be – everything. A developer is getting ready to begin construction of an all-glass house in Fort Lauderdale’s posh Las Olas Isles neighborhood. Your home will feature a wide open floor-plan with floor-to-ceiling, unobstructed views in the backyard. A wrap-around, L- shaped pool, Jacuzzi and waterfall will likely be accessible through exposed sliding glass doors at the back of your home.

Jeff Hendricks Developers Inc. will construct the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom residence in Fort Lauderdale. It “absolutely” will have hurricane-impact glass, said Jeff Hendricks, president with the Miami development firm. “Every home possesses its own identity,” he explained. “It’s where art meets architecture, where it might be one.” Hendricks said “contemporary homes are evolving.” The secret is be “creative with new design, be innovative with new design.”

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Based on the website article, “the Glass House” will cost about $5 million once its completed mid-2019. Located below 1 hour away from Miami-Dade County, a home is within two miles from Fort Lauderdale beach.

In a website article, top Miami architects RNA design leader for contemporary architecture, Alex Penna says the home’s inspiration originated adding a contemporary aesthetic with a similar steel and glass house constructed in 1945 by architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. Penna also says he’s relying on Deconstruction – the school of philosophy initiated by Jacques Derrida and the psychoanalytic approach of Jacques Lacan. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom, property will be an open-concept space with floor to ceiling unobstructed views of your private yard. An empty plan kitchen, dining room, and living room create the ideal atmosphere for entertaining, while still getting a family living appeal. A spacious office with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors right in front of your home supplies a serene and sweeping space.

The abode will even add a wrap-around pool and Jacuzzi, full of an infinity waterfall, that’s accessible through exposed sliding glass doors. What really distinguishes “the Glass House” from modernist architects would be the fact the look is not primarily searching for function, yet it’s and also to create a building design that may be seen as an sculpture. The contemporary Glass House not merely efforts to steer clear of the pure functionalism as well as simple varieties of Mid-Century architecture, by providing emphasis towards the building aesthetic perfectly into a sculptural design, just about all incorporates sustainability design with LEED standards.

Web link – 3D walk-through video of RNA Glass House.

Penna, the architect firm’s design leader who holds a grandfathered LEED AP® accreditation, is thrilled to be building Fort Lauderdale’s first glass house by LEED standards, notes an announcement. LEED AP accreditation is by the U.S. Green Building Council, a personal, membership-based non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. In a exclusive interview with Curbed Miami, Penna explained that although project owner didn’t request a LEED certified home, his RNA team built it with LEED’s sustainability principles.

For Penna’s sort of the “Glass House,” he focused on three LEED standards -energy-efficiency design, innovation in design, and recycled materials which, for all intended purposes, makes for a natural design home.

“Because the project location is at Florida, we [were] inspired by energy-efficiency design, providing shading, daylight-efficiency, and cross ventilation,” Penna says. By way of example, Penna and company used high-end daylight and sunlight computer simulator software to produce a canopy that blocks direct sunlight at noon and throughout summer time to achieve the lining of your home. There’s more innovation.

As an illustration, within the family area, a sun-shelf redirects year-long the sunlight beams that goes through the skylight to become supply of natural light to illuminate the space, Penna says.”The redirection in the sunlight will enhance daylight levels, distribution and quantity,” Penna says. “This is an excellent way to save funds on electricity for the entire year.”

The house also uses composite wood (a form of recycled wood with thermoplastic components), high energy-efficiency heating pumps, roof icynene insulation from renewable materials, and insulated low-e glass.

By Carla St. Louis Reporter Curbed Miami
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