Rockefeller Guest House Second Floor

Genz architects location 242 east 52nd street date 1949 1950 style international style ii construction type house.

Rockefeller guest house second floor.

Genz architects 1949 1950 one of the earliest examples of mies van der rohe s brand of. Blanchette rockefeller donated the guest house to moma in 1958. Upper floor the rockefeller guest house has an existence as an architectural work but there is no evidence of having been designed documented or built as a building. This design in this location.

The museum resold it shortly thereafter. No top or basement plans or even sections are known. Rockefeller guest house designed by philip johnson completed in 1950. Rockefeller guest house 242 east 52nd street new york ny philip johnson in association with landis gore and frederick c.

Second floor spaces a james and marcia merrins dance theatre classroom and studio for the teaching of dance. Built between 1949 50 the rockefeller guest house is one of the earliest examples of johnson s work in new york city which explicitly draws influence from mies van der rohe. The street facade is symmetrical and two stories high. The guest house is one of the lesser known works of philip johnson in new york one of the many private residences he made in this city.

In 1958 blanchette rockefeller at the irritated urging of her husband donated the guest house to moma who occasionally used it as an auxiliary event space and then resold it in turn. I feel like making it properly. Being more accustomed to designing single storey lateral living spaces when tasked with designing a second floor johnson. Rockefeller guest house landmark architect philip johnson in association with landis gore and frederick c.

Located near the junction between second avenue and east 52nd street it was built between 1949 and 1950.