I recently noticed this vaguely Bruce-Goffian house while on a walk. I saw the packs of composite shingles and thought I should take some pictures before they were installed.
I can't blame people for going for a more durable product, particularly in windy Wichita, but I really think the house is more interesting with the shake shingles. The whole appeal of this "organic" style of architecture to me is that the houses look like they could have emerged from the earth whole (see large stone sections and protruding roof beams). Much of that effect is lost when the house is topped with asphalt instead of wood.
All that said, I still think it's a great house. "After" shots soon to come, hopefully in better light.
Oh, and Kansan Bruce Goff didn't design it. A list of his homes can be found at the Art Institute of Chicago. You can see a house he designed in Dodge City, Kansas at KansasHistory.us.
At first glance, I thought that this house was razed, because of the building on the left. Anyway, I couldn't clearly see what type of shake shingles was used? Was it cedar or pine?
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