IDENTIFYING MID-CENTURY RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

PowerPoint PresentationINTERNATIONAL STYLE
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
• Rectilinear forms
• Open interior spaces, and
• Visually weightless quality engendered using cantilever construction
• Glass and steel in combination, with usually less visible reinforced concrete.
Richard Nuetra, Singleton House
MODERN MOVEMENT Charles & Ray
• Uncluttered and sleek lines with both organic and geometric forms
• Minimal ornamentation
• An exploration of different traditional as well as non-traditional materials
• Juxtaposition of different, and sometimes contrasting materials
7911 Santa Elena St, Glenbrook Valley, Houston, Texas
RANCH STYLE
• Low to the ground
• Gable or hipped roof
• Deep roof overhang
• Modest detailing
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
• Flat or low-pitch gabled roof
• Large windows face interior courtyard or
backyard, few windows on the façade
• Entrance often hidden on the side
• Contrasting wall materials and textures
• Irregular plan with varied orientation to the
street
CLERESTORY WINDOW
Austin, TX
PLANNED COMMUNITIES
HOUSTON-GLENBROOK VALLEY
GLENBROOK VALLEY
PROGRAM, PROJECT DESIGN ASSISTANT
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
THE BUILDING
Tyler, TX
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
STOREFRONT DESIGN ANGLED ENTRIES
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
WHAT’S TO LOVE?
NEW TEXTURES
ROMAN BRICK
Longview, TX
Killeen, TX
Longview, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
STOREFRONT DESIGN
DEEP RECESS
2008 2016
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
2014 SURVEY 2014-50=1964
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
Killeen, TX
Longview, TX
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
MASONRY
HOW DO WE SAVE THEM? EDUCATION , SURVEYS , DESIGN GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES ETC.
CASE STUDIES
Palestine, TX
CASE STUDIES
Texarkana, TX
Texarkana, TX
Texarkana, TX
Paris, TX
Paris, TX
Levelland, TX
Levelland, TX
San Marcos, TX
CASE STUDIES Levelland, TX
CASE STUDIES Levelland, TX
CASE STUDIES Killeen, TX
Killeen, TX
Killeen, TX
MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
PROGRAM, PROJECT DESIGN ASSISTANT