Gehry didn't demolish the old house. He wrapped it. The new floor plan is a study of collision—old meets new, straight meets angled, private meets public.
| 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 | gehry residence floor plan
The ground floor plan is organized around the original bungalow, which remains mostly intact at the center, though its walls were "edited"—stripped to their wood studs and joists to reveal the house's "skeleton". Interstitial Living Spaces Gehry didn't demolish the old house
Large glass cubes and skylights poke through the original walls to bring in natural light, most notably in the kitchen and dining zones. First Floor Layout | Normal House | Gehry Residence | |
Gehry extended the footprint of the original house to create a wrap-around space. The floor here is made of asphalt—bringing the "street" inside.