USC The Gamble House Architecture Essay

Synthesize materials from drawings, photographs, online videos, guided virtual tours, lectures, and reading material into 7 double-spaced page essay which captures your evaluation/analysis of the house. Due two-weeks after we discuss the house in class. Photos with captions diagrams, bibliography/references, and sketches are not included in the page count. The focus of the paper should be on reconciling the theories, writings, and description of ideas present in the lectures and readings against your own experience of the place. The experience of each setting should include (although need not be limited to) the following criteria:

I. Spatial Perception

1. Spatial hierarchy and relationships

2. Spatial sequence, procession, and organization

3. Indoor-outdoor spatial relationships

4. Introduction of natural light

II. Materials and Structure

5. Structural system and expression

6. Materials expression, detailing, color, and texture

III. Attention to Users

7. Function and response to intended user

Please write a 7 page paper, on THE GAMBLE HOUSE (the history of the house, and everything about it) These evaluation papers are to synthesize and analyze the house (or houses) to a greater extent by thinking more carefully about the issues brought up. Thanks!