John Rebchook is a former Rocky Mountain News reporter with more than 30 years of experience in writing and communications... Architect Daniel Libeskind, who designed the addition to the Denver Art Museum and the adjacent Museum Residences in downtown Denver, in 2007 had plans to design a $125 million condo project in the mountain town of Edwards.
But the developer pulled the plug on the controversial, modern tower because of the economy.
How, Libeskind, who in 2002, won the master plan competition at ground zero for the World Trade Center site in New York City, is looking to build 30 homes around the world.
Here is a copy of the article that ran in the Wall Street Journal today.
“Daniel Libeskind, who designed the master plan for New York City’s World Trade Center reconstruction, is starting a project to build 30 homes around the world with a parcel in Ticino, Switzerland. One selling point: No two houses in the project can be built in the same city.
The architect, working with a German manufacturer, is offering the Ticino villa for about seven million Swiss francs ($6.8 million). He has rarely built single-family homes and is first focusing on European sites, with the U.S. to come later. “The home has always been at the center of architecture and it’s not about to go away just because we have needs for high density,” said Mr. Libeskind, age 62, in an interview.
The hillside home, overlooking Lake Maggiore, will feature a zinc façade and the angular protrusions Mr. Libeskind is known for. The 5,400-square-foot house will have three bedrooms, three baths and a guest suite. Peter Rabitz of Swiss brokerage Wetag Consulting, a Christie’s Great Estates affiliate, has the listing.”
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A leaky house.
Seriously.
Buying a Libeskind house will be very similar to to buying a Wright house 70+ years ago.
A beautiful maintenance nightmare.
Dave, I assume you are alluding to the leaks in the roof the Denver Art Museum. But did it leak because of the design, or because problems with the construction?
Knowing the poor quality of Libeskind;s designs, you'd be better off (aesthetically and functionally) living in the packing crate this ugly house will come in.