Douglas House (Harbor Springs, Michigan)

For other uses, see Douglas House (disambiguation).

Douglas House is a residence on the shore of Lake Michigan in Harbor Springs, Michigan.

The house was designed by renowned architect Richard Meier and was completed in 1973 after a three-year construction period. The house is located on a very steep slope overlooking the lake, with four stories facing the lake. The entrance on the upland side of the house is on the top floor. The rear wall of the house, which faces the lake, makes extensive use of glass to provide maximum views. The house is built of reinforced concrete and is almost completely white. Stairways were located in the corners of the structure so that they would not block views or sunlight.[1][2]

When Meier furnished the house for his clients, Jim and Jean Douglas, he designed some of the furniture himself and also used designs by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.[2]

In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed the Douglas House as one of the top 150 structures on its "America's Favorite Architecture" list.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Drueding, Meghan (Jan–Feb 2003). "Dress White: Douglas House, Harbor Springs, Mich., 1971-1973". Residential Architect.
  2. 1 2 Adelyn Perez, AD Classics: Douglas House / Richard Meier, Arch Daily website.
  3. ↑ "America's Favorite Architecture". American Institute of Architects. 2007.

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