Architectural Masterpiece in Buffalo: Martin House

⭐A true textbook classic, the Martin House is located in a quiet neighborhood in downtown Buffalo. ⭐The architect behind this masterpiece is Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America’s greatest architects—in my opinion, alongside Louis Kahn. 💧Completed between 1903 and 1905, this century-old residence still feels remarkably modern today. 💧While its form and techniques may no longer be groundbreaking by contemporary standards, one must remember that this was designed over 100 years ago—decades before the Bauhaus movement even began, and while the United States was still far removed from the heart of modernism in Europe. 🍃The design incorporates modernist open planning, the essence of Eastern courtyards and Japanese washitsu (traditional rooms), materials rooted in American vernacular style, 🍃wood trim applied with almost religious devotion, and low interior ceilings that deliberately draw the eye outward to the landscape. #ArchitecturalAesthetics #NewYorkState #Buffalo