The Laurent House — Frank Lloyd Wright
A unique FLW property
Living in Illinois allows me to be close to several Frank Lloyd Wright properties. This one is in Rockford, IL which is only about a 45-minute drive for me.
It is the only building ever designed by Wright for someone with a disability. It is a single-story Usonian home and is unique in many ways.
This curved area is a solar hemicycle. I had never heard that term used before. The Solar Hemicycle homes are semi-circular in nature to take advantage of the sun’s differing heights at different times of the year.
There are still several of these Usonian homes around. I hope to tour more of them.
Another of Wright’s famous design features is what I call Inside-Out and Outside-In. You always feel nature whether you are inside or outside one of his designs.
I like to incorporate that feeling in my images when I can.
