'Pan Am' Inspires Flight Back to 1960s Design
15 updated '60s homes offer lessons in craft, simplicity and style
Houzz Contributor. My name is Bud Dietrich and I am an architect located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. I am licensed to practice architecture in Illinois, Florida, New Jersey & Wisconsin and I am a certificate holder from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Since 1996 I have worked from my home office and provide full architectural services exclusively to the single family residential market. My passion is to transform my clients' houses into their homes. I strive to have the "new" home accommodate my clients' lives without fighting them at every junction. I look to add curb appeal to encourage a beautiful streetscape. And I design any addition to look and feel like it has always been there.
Our projects have won numerous design awards as well as having...
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Okay, I admit it. We've been watching the new television series Pan Am. So what if the characters aren't as developed and deeply flawed and the story isn't isn't as gripping as Mad Men? If for no other reason, I watch the show because the sets and costumes are wonderful. Let's face it, the 1960s were one stylish decade. Any era that was ushered in by Jackie and Camelot had to be!
So let's bring back some of that '60s optimism, that can-do spirit and that willingness to do what is hard. This time around, let's keep an eye on the future and eschew the "throw away" for a sustainable approach.
So let's bring back some of that '60s optimism, that can-do spirit and that willingness to do what is hard. This time around, let's keep an eye on the future and eschew the "throw away" for a sustainable approach.
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by Gary Hutton
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| The early 1960s was the beginning of the Space Age and the Jet Set, and the best of our homes looked ready to take flight. |
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| These homes were ready to hurtle us into space so we could float above it all. |
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| With roofs that aimed for the sky and stars. |
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| These homes were designed to be simple and straightforward while appearing impermanent and movable. |
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| New manufacturing techniques continue to create more efficient and less-expensive glass so we can make whole walls of glass to eliminate the line between inside and outside. |
by LEANARCH Inc.
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Let's create rooms that are sandwiches of space between the two horizontal planes of roof and floor.
Let's create rooms that are light and bright while furniture and cabinetry is imagined as movable and impermanent.
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by Charles DeLisle
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| Let's reintroduce the richness of wood finished walls that are like movable panels. And let's wash this panel with a skylight that illuminates a stair. See more of this house |
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by Gary Hutton
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| Let's use a circle and bold color to create a place to sit and chat. |
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| Let's reintroduce the fun of Pop Art ... |
... and the craft of Charles and Ray Eames.
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| Let's make our kitchens of a minimalist design. No carvings, no cherubs, no acanthus leaves. Just simple, straightforward and glossy surfaces. |
by Tongue & Groove
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Let's make a powder room like something on a Boeing 727.
by Charles DeLisle
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Let's make a vanity that we can fold up like a suitcase and take with us.
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Ideabook updated on Oct. 25, 2011.
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Glad to see things coming back to full circle with new perspectives added!