#Robert oshatz

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Boba Fett’s vacation home on Endor.

This is actually a home built in Portland. The first of a series of five homes designed by architect Robert Oshatz.

Portland, Oregon

Bob Cronk

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Fun(nel) House

Robert Oshatz (more…) “”

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Elk Rock Road Residence by architech Robert Harvey Oshatz, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 1989.

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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Wilkinson Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz. Portland, OR

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Can organic architecture be the key to a better sustainable future?

Perhaps the most ambiguous concept in all of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work is the notion of “organic architecture,” something he struggled to define (and redefine) throughout his entire lifetime. The term organic architecture was first coined by the eminent architect “Frank Lloyd Wright”. He wrote that “the ideal of an organic architecture …… is a sentient, rational building that would owe its ‘style’ to the integrity with which it was individually fashioned to serve its particular purpose—a ‘thinking’ as well as ’feeling’ process.“

            But to understand all this one must first understand the phrase organic architecture.  Organic architecture is a type of architectural design where built forms are inspired by, built around, and blend in with their natural surroundings such as in mountains, dessert, forest, water etc. An organic architecture refers to its relationship with nature and its simplistic use of styles and natural materials that create a cohesive whole. One of the defining principles of organic architecture is achieving a harmonious balance among shells (built structures) , Anthropos and nature.  Few of notable organic architectural structures among us are :

Falling water by Frank Lloyd wright

Casa Milà by Antonio Gaudi

The Audette House by Peter Muller

Sustainability is a word that, like organic, is used nonchalantly quite often. A sustainable ecosystem is one where nature, the built environment, and human life, and their component coexist as a family without having a negative impact on their other self. Sustainability is colossal term meaning ,meeting our own needs without compromising on the future generation. Sustainable architecture is architecture methodology with a conscious state of mind. Sustainable architecture must fulfill all the needs required in today's growing world, while working on sustainable architecture one must think about the correct approach into the materials, technique, Space and the environment in one has to work. Sustainability usually becomes difficult while trying to maintain a balance in the project as it is quite an unique arena.

But in a world prominent for urbanization, gentrification and deforestation, organic architecture may offer a sustainable solution to the everlasting battle between mankind and nature. It may help to reconcile our continuously expanding cities and mass constructions with nature and our biosphere. People define organic architecture in today’s world by the connection between interior and exterior in their surrounding environment or the practice of abstracted plant geometries,  a form of architecture embedded in nature’s forms and principles. Some people believe  it relies on the juxtaposition of natural and modern materials, while few feel it  follow Wright’s vision of characterizing contrasts and volumes.

Organic architecture does priorities a type of local or regional construction, using traditional materials and resources from the area where the building is located. It is closely related to its context and is aware of the specific geographic features and cultural aspects of its surroundings, being strongly influenced by them. For this reason, they are unique to different places in the world, becoming even a means of advocating a sustainable identity. While organic architecture itself alone wont solve the world problem of sustainability when plunged deeper into it, vernacular architecture might. Given that vernacular architecture is a subpart of it.  Today, many of the buildings throughout the world are made in organic architecture style as it  influences those looking to build homes made from sustainable materials and congruent with their environments.

Wilkinson Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz

note : pictures aren't my own

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WILKINSON RESIDENCE+ Portland, Oregon - 2004 by Robert Oshatz

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> “to design a place that is at peace within the environment and for people to be at peace with the structure itself”

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WILKINSON RESIDENCE Portland, Oregon - 2004

by Robert Oshatz

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Architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz.

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Raleigh Woods Apartments in Portland, OR.

Architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz. (1972)

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Raleigh Woods Apartments (1972)

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Rosenthal Residence Bathroom by Architect Robert Oshatz. 

Photo by Cameron Neilson

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Wilkinson Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz

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Built in 1984 this four-bedroom, three-bath stunner in Portland, Oregon is on the market for the first time in 30 years, the home was designed by Portland-based architect Robert Harvey Oshatz.

(via Portland Rosenthal house by Robert Harvey Oshatz asks $1.1M - Curbed)