Writer’s Retreat by Gianni Botsford
November 14, 2007 - By Bobby Solomon - Category: Architecture
I plucked this dream of a house out of the newest issue of Wallpaper* and had to share it with everyone. The house was designed by architect Gianni Botsford for his father, who has a whopping 16,000 books. He made this massive collection a focus of the house, as you can see in the photo above.
I love that the house has one giant, open end, and that the rest is sealed in metal siding. The photo really makes it look amazing, where you can see the glowing warmth of the house in contrast to the cold looking outside. I also really love that it’s on stilts, it gives the house such a bold presence. It’s also great that it’s such a simple structure if you really look at it. It’s really just made of wooden slats and metal siding. Who needs fancy when you can make simple look amazing?
Bobby
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If you've got something to say, keep it positive.if i become a recluse, i now know who i need to get to design my
bunkerhouse.If? You mean when?
I want that library. Right here, and right now!
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Simple and effective, and he’s probably too busy to design something for Jeff.
This is excellent!
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My girlfriend just passed this weblink on to me. Great photographs – this comes pretty close to my dream house. Any idea where one might get the drawings for the shelving alone? I have about 500-1000 books myself, and thought I’d try to replicate this idea, small-scale, in my own place. I like the natural look of it, letting the framing hang out, that sort of thing.
On the house itself, books are often a problem, because too many of them can crowd the space, make you feel jumbled, and I can tell the desk is a nice spacious offset to that. Every writer would love a hovel like this!!!!
nytimes did a story on this house a couple weeks ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/garden/04costarica.html
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Smile met je reedt op Geenstijl!!
http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/2009/08/spelletje_waar_staat_dit_gebou.html
Hello what a lovely house. I have a lot of books as well, about religion and how to squeeze the last bit or self respect out of the Dutch population. Since books are a danger for society I am reading a lot about how to surpress the freedom of speech.
Greetings from a sunny The Hague.
It looks like Wim Heitinga’s boathouse near Boerenkoolstronksteradeel.
I think its so beutifull, very interesting and has a modern design. I would like to visit this place.