The in Santa Monica is less of a traditional floor plan and more of an architectural "collision" that redefined domestic space in the late 1970s. By wrapping an existing 1920s Dutch Colonial home in a "slipcover" of industrial materials like corrugated metal, chain-link fencing, and raw plywood, Frank Gehry created a layout that feels like a house within a house. A Review of the Floor Plan: Architecture as a "Live Sketch"
The master bedroom maintains the general dimensions of the original 1920s layout. However, it opens up to raw plywood surfaces and unexpected angles where the new outer shell collides with the old roofline. 4. Key Spatial Dynamics of the Floor Plan gehry residence floor plan
The floor plan of the Gehry Residence is celebrated in architectural history because it broke the fundamental rules of traditional residential design: The in Santa Monica is less of a
| Normal House | Gehry Residence | | :--- | :--- | | Privacy & Enclosure | Exposure & Layering | | Symmetrical Grids | Colliding Axes | | One style (either old OR new) | Both styles simultaneously (old inside new) | | Walls stop at the lot line | Walls explode past the envelope | However, it opens up to raw plywood surfaces