Meacham - Blog 5

When I first took a look at the Rachofsky house, I instantly knew it was designed by Richard Meier. The complete white contemporary look is his signature style. It looks as though it came straight from the future, so it’s a little surprising that it was built in 1996. If someone were to tell me it was just recently built, I would probably take their word for it. With this house in particular it was designed for a specific family, so Meier needed to highlight the specific elements the family wanted, all while adding his own touch. They were collectors of art and lovers of the outdoors, so he was able to come up with a design that would be able to showcase all the artwork, while also bringing the feel of the outdoors in to the house. Its white walls and glass framing is suppose to reflect the aspect of being both inside and outside as you walk from room to room. I personally think it is a very cool building architecturally with the idea of being inside and outside because I’m a big nature guy, so it’s important to me to be able to feel the naturalness of my surroundings.