A Northwest Regional style house in the Matthews Beach neighborhood of Seattle.

Northwest Regional style architecture is an architectural style popular in the Pacific Northwest between 1935 and 1960.[1] It is a regional variant of the International style.[1] It is defined by the extensive use of unpainted wood in both interiors and exteriors.[1] Other features of the style include integration of the building with its setting through asymmetrical floor plans, exterior open rooms, extensive use of glass extending to the floor, a low-pitched or flat roof of shingles with overhanging eaves, and a minimum of decoration.[1] It is sometimes known as Northwest style or Northwest modernism.[2]: xii 

The International Style of the West Coast traveled north and influenced architects.[3] The terrain of the Norhtwest impacted the Modern style with architects making the conscious decision to preserve site elements like: Mountains, views of water, and paths of light.[3] The defining characteristic of the wooden exterior and interiors came from the terrain of the Northwest too, with the abundance of tree species like redwood, douglas fir, and western red cedar.[4] This allowed for a warmer modern architectural style, separating it from the stucco and concrete structures of California.[3] The style was developed by architects including Paul Thiry in Seattle[5] and John Yeon in Oregon, and was used most often in residential buildings.[1][6] Other proponents of the style included Paul Hayden Kirk,[7] Pietro Belluschi, John Storrs, Van Evera Bailey, Herman Brookman, and Saul Zaik.[6][8]

Notable examples

Paul Thiry's Northeast Branch Library in Seattle

Some examples of Northwest Regional style include the Harry F. Wentz Studio on the Oregon coast, and the Museum of Contemporary Craft, John Yeon Speculative House, Aubrey R. Watzek House, Zion Lutheran Church, and Visitors Information Center in Portland. Seattle examples include the Northeast Branch Library by Thiry,[9] University of Washington Faculty Club,[10] and University Unitarian Church.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Glossary of Architectural Terms". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hildebrand, Grant (2021). Paul Hayden Kirk and the Puget Sound School. Seattle: Arcade; University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-1735441689.
  3. 1 2 3 Barnes, Anthony (2023-06-26). "Learning with Lutyens: Noel Bamford and the Design of Ngahere, Auckland (1907)". Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand. SAHANZ. 39. doi:10.55939/a5014ps6dt. ISBN 978-0-646-88028-0.
  4. ↑ Seewang, Laila (2021-05-04). "From Forest to Frame: Representation and Exception in the Regional Modernism of the Pacific Northwest". Architectural Theory Review. 25 (1–2): 7–27. doi:10.1080/13264826.2021.1986083. ISSN 1326-4826. S2CID 239506775.
  5. ↑ Clausen, Meredith L. (1998). "Paul Thiry". In Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (ed.). Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. pp. 246–251. ISBN 0295973668.
  6. 1 2 "International Style, Northwest Style, Cryptic Style: 1940-Present: International Style, Northwest Regional Style". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rash, David A. (1998). "Paul Hayden Kirk". In Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (ed.). Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. pp. 252–257. ISBN 0295973668.
  8. ↑ Schwartz, Todd (Spring 2010). "The Arc of the Architect". Oregon Quarterly.
  9. ↑ Woodbridge, Sally B.; Roger Montgomery (1980). A Guide to Architecture in Washington State. University of Washington Press. p. 128. ISBN 0-295-95779-4.
  10. ↑ "UW Club Architecture".
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