Taking your first steps towards the Hansen House, the first thing that meets the eye is an unusual wall. Rather than an airtight barrier, it is permeable, interacting with the surrounding environment, and allowing the outdoors in. A triangular roof, connecting the garden with the house, has a similar message: the dwelling and its environment combine to make a larger, greater whole.
The idea? "Open Form" architecture, a movement pioneered in the 1950s by the Hansens and embodied in their own living space. As the name suggests, the style emphasizes blurred boundaries, a user-centric focus, and a break with the modernist orthodoxy promoted by Le Corbusier.
