Buffalo · Absolutely Mesmerized by Wright’s Martin House

🏛️ Buffalo · Absolutely Mesmerized by Wright’s Martin House 😇 It’s such a pity that photography isn’t allowed inside the main house of Martin House—every turn had me whispering, “Wow, this is breathtaking,” yet I couldn’t capture it. Now I’m just typing from memory. 📝✨ Before this, I’d only visited Wright’s Guggenheim in New York and didn’t love it much. The ramp and the non-stop flow seemed to go against the purpose of a museum, and everyone crowded to take photos of crowds on the ramp, making it feel more like a viral sculpture than a sacred space for art. 🏛️🚶‍♀️📸 But I adore Martin House! It still has that sculptural quality, where spatial shifts, architectural details, and even furniture blend into one cohesive vision. My favorite is the radiant fireplace in the living room—the wall finish mixed with copper shimmered in the afternoon sun (hence the photo I found online!). The details are exquisite, the furniture stunning, and the leaded glass windows (which you can photograph in the gallery) along with Eastern-inspired decorations are truly awe-inspiring. 🔥🪟✨ Though Martin House is one of Wright’s early works, the guide said his obsession with detail was already intense. The scale of the house is a bit odd—low ceilings, beds so small they’d barely fit half a person. Apparently, even after completion, he’d keep buying decor he felt matched the architecture, forcing it on the owners and demanding reimbursement. 🛏️🔍💸 Knowing this, I still admire the architect’s meticulous approach to every intricate detail, yet I also feel architects shouldn’t strip all decision-making freedom from the users in the name of design. 🤔⚖️ Also, a random fact I learned as a kid in Europe—another explanation for short beds is that Europeans once believed lying flat was only for the dead 🪦; ordinary people slept either curled up or semi-reclined. That’s why many grand European palaces have surprisingly tiny beds. 😴🏰 🏠 Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House 🎫 $25 for 75min / $45 for 2-hour guided tour 💡 Personally, I think the 75-minute tour is sufficient and totally worth it. The house has been fully restored not long ago, with century-old furniture brought back to life—it’s really a lovely place to wander through. 🛋️🌳👣 #TravelNotForCheckIns#ScenicDrives#WinterGetaway#CaptureTheGoodLife#EverydayMoments#FrankLloydWright