Inspiration - Maison de Verre - Pierre Chareau - Paris, France

Front Exterior Elevation - "House of Glass".  Construction began in 1928.  Completed in 1932.   Unconventional use of block glass, exposed steel I-beams/columns and living spaces.  Interior lighting creates theatrical silhouette-like shadows and spacial depth.

An exceptionally modern, elegant and timeless building including furniture layout and open plan space.  Exposed I-beams, turned columns, punch vertically through large openings in the floors revealing the spaces above and below.  Structural elements, otherwise buried within walls and plaster,  become visual points of architectural importance.  Parsons style framed elements support  shelves for books and cabinets for storage.  Everything appears to be accounted for - artwork on easels, folding screens for additional privacy, open plan that accommodates two or twenty-two people.

Block glass front facade faces the street.