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Robie House: A Prairie Style Analysis

The Robie House, completed in 1909, was designed by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. It is considered a prime example of Wright's Prairie School style, characterized by horizontal lines, broad eaves, bands of windows, and an emphasis on integrating the home with the landscape. The home was commissioned by Frederick C. Robie, owner of a bicycle and automobile manufacturing company, who wanted a more modern floor plan than typical Victorian homes of the era. Constructed of brick and steel on an elongated corner lot, the Robie House features a central chimney, low-pitched roof, overhanging eaves, and other horizontal design elements that evoke the Midwestern prairie landscape.

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Robie House: A Prairie Style Analysis

The Robie House, completed in 1909, was designed by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. It is considered a prime example of Wright's Prairie School style, characterized by horizontal lines, broad eaves, bands of windows, and an emphasis on integrating the home with the landscape. The home was commissioned by Frederick C. Robie, owner of a bicycle and automobile manufacturing company, who wanted a more modern floor plan than typical Victorian homes of the era. Constructed of brick and steel on an elongated corner lot, the Robie House features a central chimney, low-pitched roof, overhanging eaves, and other horizontal design elements that evoke the Midwestern prairie landscape.

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  • Title Page
  • Introduction
  • Architecture
  • Concept
  • Site Development and Construction
  • Design Development
  • Site Plan
  • Floor Plans
  • Elevations
  • Longitudinal Section
  • Interior Spaces
  • Fireplace
  • References

ROBIE HOUSE

FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT

SNEHA COUTINHO
[Link] ‘A’ ROLL
NO. 7
BHARATI VIDYAPEETH C.O.A.
INTRODUCTION
• ARCHITECT:
FRANK LLYOD
WRIGHT

• LOCATION: NEAR
THE UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO
• OWNER: [Link], OWNER OF A
BICYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY

• TYPE: RESIDENTIAL

• TIMELINE: COMPLETED IN 1909

• STYLE: PRARIE STYLE

• CLIMATE: TEMPERATE

• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM: BRICK AND STEEL


ARCHITECTURE
• Prairie School was a late 19th and
early 20th century architectural style
• Most common to
the Midwestern United States.
• The style is usually marked by
horizontal lines, flat or hipped
roofs with broad overhanging eaves,
windows grouped in horizontal
bands, integration with the
landscape, solid construction,
craftsmanship, and discipline in the
use of ornament.
• Horizontal lines were thought
to evoke and relate to the
native prairie landscape.
CENTRAL
CHIMNEY

LOW PITCHED
ROOF

HORIZONTAL
LINES

OVERHANGING
EAVES
CONCEPT
• THE OWNER DIDN’T WANT A TYPICAL
VICTORIAN STYLE HOME THAT WAS PREVALENT
IN THOSE [Link] THE PRARIE STYLE WAS
USED.

• THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HE PROVIDED WERE OF A


MORE MODERN FLOOR PLAN IE. GARAGE,
PLAYROOMS FOR CHILDREN, ETC

• THE MATERIALS USED MADE THE HOME FIREPROOF


AS PER THE DEMAND OF THE OWNER
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION
• SINCE THE SITE WAS ELONGATED AND ON A CORNER
LOT, IT ENABLED HIM TO CREATE AN ATTENUATED
HORIZONTAL COMPOSITION.

• THE HOUSE WAS CLADDED IN ROMAN BRICK AND


MORTAR.

• THE STEEL I-BEAMS MAKE THE ROOF CANTILEVER


POSSIBLE WHILE THE DETAILING OF EXTERIOR
BRICKWORK REINFORCES THE HORIZONTAL
EMPHASIS BY TOOLING THE HORIZONTAL JOINTS IN
A MATURAL MORTAR AND LEAVING VERTICAL
JOINTS FLUSH IN A BRICK COLORED MORTAR.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
• THE HOUSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WINGS KEEPING
THE PUBLIC AREAS TOWARDS THE STREET AND THE
SERVICE AREAS NEAR THE INNERMOST SECTIONS
OF THE HOUSE

• THE FLOOR COMPOSITION IS BASED ON TWO


ADJACENT HORIZONTAL BARS THAT ARE MIXED IN A
CENTRAL SPACE WHICH ARE ANCHORED BY THE
VERITCAL COLUMN OF THE FIREPLACE
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

A game room and billiard room make up this level, separated by a fireplace. In
both spaces, Wright chose to showcase the system of structural beams in the
ceiling, to give a greater sense of altitude to the rooms.
This level also houses the utility equipment, laundry, pantry space, and a 3-car
garage. Access to the house is at this level, with access to the main living area via
stairs.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN

The space is divided into two areas, the living and dining areas separated by the
fireplace, but visually connected.
On both ends of this space the two long galleries form triangular areas that are more
intimate, for relaxing or eating.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN

The bedrooms are at this level, overlooking the


house in a sort of tower-style.
ROOF PLAN
FRONT ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
LEFT ELEVATION
RIGHT ELEVATION
The perimeter wall
surrounding the
house, or the low
ceilings and high
walls, wright made
the house
applicable for a
private space for its
tenants.
Wright recognised a house as a place for
solitude and comfort thus provided an entrance
secluded away from the street
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
INTERIOR
SPACES
FIREPLACE
REFERENCES
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MADE BY: SNEHA COUTINHO, NIYATI BHANSALI, DHWANI KARIA

ROBIE HOUSE FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT SNEHA COUTINHO S.Y.B.ARCH ‘A’ ROLL NO. 7 BHARATI VIDYAPEETH C.O.A.
INTRODUCTION • ARCHITECT: FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT • LOCATION: NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• OWNER: FREDRICK.C.ROBIE, OWNER OF A BICYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY • TYPE: RESIDENTIAL • TIMELINE: COMPLETE
ARCHITECTURE • Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style • Most common to the Midwestern Unit
CENTRAL CHIMNEY LOW PITCHED ROOF HORIZONTAL LINES OVERHANGING EAVES
CONCEPT • THE OWNER DIDN’T WANT A TYPICAL VICTORIAN STYLE HOME THAT WAS PREVALENT IN THOSE DAYS.HENCE THE PRARIE STYLE WAS
SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION • SINCE THE SITE WAS ELONGATED AND ON A CORNER LOT, IT ENABLED HIM TO CREATE AN ATTENUATED
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT • THE HOUSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WINGS KEEPING THE PUBLIC AREAS TOWARDS THE STREET AND THE SERVICE AREAS N
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN A game room and billiard room make up this level, separated by a fireplace. In both spaces, Wright chose t

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