Autobiographical homes
The houses architects design for themselves
The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the
delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the
occupants. While it’s important for the structure to reflect the vision
and style of the architect, the client must ultimately feel at home
beneath the roof. It is particularly interesting, therefore, to examine
the homes that architects create for themselves. If houses reflect their
owners’ personalities, then architects’ own homes are like
autobiographies. Location, layout, style, lighting, artwork,
furnishings—every detail adds color to the story. Each of these
dwellings, presented A-Z by architect, speaks more about its designer
than any other building possibly could.
The editor and author:
Gennaro Postiglione
studied architecture and completed post-doctoral studies in industrial
design in Naples. He has been a visiting lecturer and professor in other
countries and since 1998 has been teaching design in the department of
Interior Design at Milan Politecnico. His research work focuses on
interior design and on the relationship between architecture, culture
and current events.
Gennaro Postiglione is editor of
Area magazine.
