Houzz TV: Fly a Drone Over Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House
Join us as we take a mesmerising flight through and over Frank Lloyd Wright’s newly restored Hollyhock House
Annie Thornton
4 April 2017
Houzz Editorial Staff
Soar over and zoom through Frank Lloyd Wright’s recently renovated Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, and discover this modern masterpiece from angles even Wright couldn’t have imagined. Without leaving your seat, experience a flyby of this architectural icon and its surrounding views, including the nearby Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory, in a video that’s nothing short of spectacular.
Wright was an architect who masterfully integrated his homes into their surroundings, but he chose the opposite approach for the Hollyhock House. The 465-square-metre house rises from its hilltop location, dominating the immediate landscape in all directions.
Abstract hollyhock motifs fill the project, as seen here in cast concrete columns, pinnacles and parapets. The flower was a favorite of the home’s original owner (Pennsylvania oil heiress Aline Barnsdall) and is also planted around the building’s perimeter.
Watch: See more of Frank Lloyd Wright’s California masterpiece on Houzz TV
Abstract hollyhock motifs fill the project, as seen here in cast concrete columns, pinnacles and parapets. The flower was a favorite of the home’s original owner (Pennsylvania oil heiress Aline Barnsdall) and is also planted around the building’s perimeter.
Watch: See more of Frank Lloyd Wright’s California masterpiece on Houzz TV
The house, conceived as part of a larger arts complex, references its theatrical ties with a water feature off its central courtyard that resembles an amphitheater.
Custom windows reinforce the indoor-outdoor connection in the home, which is one of Wright’s last projects to use leaded glass. Some windows incorporate colors that complement Barnsdall’s Japanese screens. This room faces west, and the light in it is spectacular.
Watch: Tour the Hollyhock House on Houzz TV
More: Learn more about the history and restoration of the Hollyhock House
Watch: Tour the Hollyhock House on Houzz TV
More: Learn more about the history and restoration of the Hollyhock House
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This home like all of FLLW's houses were actually his homes.!!!
Timeless work of art by a visionary way ahead of his time!
Frank Lloyd Wright inspired design by Tony Zarrella.....RIP Frank.
Awe inspiring treasure