Post by bunnymendelbaum on Oct 21, 2014 21:40:04 GMT -5
I like her quote: "I didn't do this to shock. I did it for how I want to live."
That exterior says to me privacy, simplicity, solidity. The inside is more of a blank canvas for her art collection.
It is in Birmingham, which is a pretty nice area with huge home and huge landscaped lawns, I bet it sticks out less than you'd think based on this image:
My sister lives down the street from that house! There was a lot less drama than the article would lead you to believe, yes some people are snobs and hate change, but that lady was not the pioneer of contemporary in downtown Birmingham! Just a few blocks away is THE contemporary of the area, built in 1992 at the edge of a park so all the snooty brats could see it from every angle- THAT one made a commotion lol! (This house does definitely stick out on that street of overgrown/McMansion farmhouse and colonial styles, but status quo in that neighborhood for years now is to tear down and build newer and bigger, over and over)