grayson perry + FAT: house for essex
‘a house for essex’ by grayson perry with FAT architecture, harwich, england image © FAT / living architecture
international practice FAT architecture teamed up with local english artist grayson perry in designing the ‘house for essex,’ an avant-garde residential model covered in mosaics, tapestries, sculptures and ceramics that tell the story of the mythical essex woman called julie.
overlooking the river stour near harwich, the two bedroom house will be available to rent by the general public beginning in 2014, as the permit to build in a natural reservation has just been acquired. the dwelling stands as a cross between a gingerbread house and a chapel with a jovial play in scale, complete with an infinite attention to details that illustrate julie’s life and accomplishments, in hopes that it will change the world’s view of essex women.
the avant-garde residential model covered in mosaics, tapestries and sculptures
overlooking the river stour near harwich, the two bedroom house will be available to rent by the general public
the dwelling stands as a cross between a gingerbread house and a chapel with a jovial play in scale
north elevation
west elevation
ground floor plan
first floor plan
site plan
site plan detail
FAT (6 articles)
FAT + grayson perry conceive residential folly for living architecture
british pavilion by FAT architecture opens at the venice biennale
dolls' houses by designers, architects and artists
FAT: museum of copying at the 13th international architecture exhibition
villa hoogvliet by FAT
living architecture (9 articles)
peter zumthor's 'secular retreat' for living architecture nears completion
john pawson offers calming respite with welsh retreat for living architecture
FAT + grayson perry conceive residential folly for living architecture
architecture news
bjarke ingels group among finalists of van alen's 'reimagining brooklyn bridge' competition
#architecture
on july 23, 2020, finalists will present their proposals in a 'virtual design showdown'.
on july 23, 2020, finalists will present their proposals in a 'virtual design showdown'.
milan's san siro stadium is imagined as a tree-filled monument to the victims of COVID-19
#architecture
with plans underway to demolish the football stadium, angelo renna proposes to transform the structure into a place of commemoration.
with plans underway to demolish the football stadium, angelo renna proposes to transform the structure into a place of commemoration.
frankie pappas hides off-grid brick house within south africa nature reserve
#architecture
the narrow home threads itself between the trees that occupy the site – preserving the landscape while becoming part of it.
the narrow home threads itself between the trees that occupy the site – preserving the landscape while becoming part of it.
UAD abstracts the colors of chinese calligraphy to create shuyang art gallery
#architecture
the design is composed of black, white and red volumes in reference to the brush-pen, rice-paper and seal used in calligraphy.
the design is composed of black, white and red volumes in reference to the brush-pen, rice-paper and seal used in calligraphy.
Des Mar 31, 2014 
Des Mar 31, 2014
more commentsOh yeah, and if you don’t understand the difference between either ideologies, it’s best that you don’t comment on architecture.
Curious how many of the above commentators actually studied architecture or understand FAT. Their aesthetics are probably not the most appealing of current starchitects, but no other firms are as loyal as they when it comes to post-modern principles. Meanwhile, every two bit enjoys the neo-Modernist geometric Leviathans that abandons ornamentation for souless iconography (which ironically isn’t even honest to their ‘less is more’ ideology.) But hey, at least the self-referential nature of neo-Modernism is congruent with you self-righteous narcissists.