When I was writing my architecture novel, Story House, I had a small library of images that I used to shape my sense of Packer Gordon, the senior architect in the story. It’s no secret that Arthur Erikson was one inspiration, particularly his wooden houses. And especially the beautiful Filberg House.
But Vladimir Ossipoff, the Hawaii based modernist, was another inspiration.
And now, after all these years, I’m finally going to see his work in real life. I’ll be in Hawaii for 10 days, mid March, working on a number of stories. But a piece for Western Living (guided so creatively by Charlene Rooke over the past few years) will be about Ossipoff. I’ll be touring various buildings of his, including the famous Liljestrand House and the Goodsill House.
Amazing. Thanks Western Living. This is going to seriously rock.