Stunning mid century modern brick ranch with an incredible retro personality.
Mid century modern brick ranch.
Louis kahn explained the most basic principle of modernism to design students with this question.
Or at least it s a mid century modern.
That description also fits a fair number of prairie style homes which came earlier and ranch homes which have some overlap with mid century modern.
Photo by jim brown.
Brick has been used as a building material since long before the three little pigs.
This tract home depicts a low slung roof one of the more popular roof designs for mid century modern style.
Some orange plant life complements the orange door and ornamental grass bushes line the walkway to the house.
What does the brick want to be.
The confusion comes because mid century modern is not actually a style.
It is humble honest tactile and capable of both great simplicity and great variety.
The exterior renovation of the home includes a pop of bright turquoise on the door and natural wood panels on the side of the carport.
Flat sides are low to the ground and the roof overhangs the structure.
The home s main living space boasts a huge brick fireplace and a super cool built in nutone radio intercom system.
Cathedral ceilings huge windows new roof carport and double patio on wood lot.
Very unique architecture and gardens.
Atlanta based terracotta design build transformed a dated ranch into a midcentury modern beauty.
It s a collection of designs built from roughly 1940 to 1975.
But mid century brick is particularly well suited to the ethos of modernist designers.