#John Hejduk

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John Hejduk, "Wall House No. 2,"

Hoornse Meer, Groningen, Netherlands,

John Hejduk originally designed Wall House No. 2 in 1973 as a weekend retreat for landscape architect Arthur Edward Bye. The House was to be built in Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. However, it wasn’t until 2001 that the structure was built as part of the Blue Moon architecture festival in Groningen. 

In this project, Hejduk uses the wall to reinterpret the traditional configuration of a house: instead of presenting the different spaces enclosed within the perimeter walls, in the Wall House 2 the rooms and the circulation systems are physically isolated from each other.

The kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room are stacked curvilinear volumes, vertically linked by an independent circular staircase and connected to a study by a long corridor.

The wall, which Hejduk establishes between the rooms and the circulation systems so that one has to go through it to move from one room to another, becomes a passing line, a limit. A palette of yellow, green, black, brown and gray reinforces the division of the function of each volume.

Since 2004, Wall House has served cultural purposes under the Stichting Wall House Number 2 foundation, hosting artist residencies, public tours, events, and functioning as a knowledge center.

Built by Thomas Muller / van Raimann Architekten and Otonomo Architecten studios,

Photos by David Altrath

John Hejduk (1929-2000), Bye House plan for the second floor, 1974. Yellow and blue coloured pencil and graphite over diazo type on paper, 459 x 980 mm. John Hejduk fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture © CCA.

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Towers in Galicia, Spain - John Hejduk - Peter Eisenman

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JOHN HEJDUK THE KREUZBERG TOWER, 1988 Berlin - Kreuzberg, Germany Image 1 © Sofia Balters Image 2 © Hendrik Bohl

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THE RIGA PROJECT by John Hejduk

"These two structures belong to the complementary side of the role of architecture, the one that we always forgot: to shelter our dreams and the mystery of our presence here." —Meton Gadelha

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Javier Marchán in his exhibition Elsewhere, Wall House 2 (John Hejduk) The Netherlands 2005. Copyright Harold Koopmans 2005

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“Kreuzberg Tower”, Besselstraße 5, 10969, Berlin, Germany [1988] _ Architect: John Hejduk _ Photos by Spyros Kaprinis [27.01.2023]. 

“The Kreuzberg Tower was part of the 1987 International BauAufstellung (IBA) Program. The German program continues to support innovative architecture and design through built and unbuilt projects. In 1987 the IBA invited noted architects and designers to envision new low and middle income housing for West Berlin. Hejduk’s project is composed of a 14 story tower with two separate 5 story wings. The neutral colored tower and wings feature green geometric shapes attached to the facades. These extrusions serve as balconies and sun shades for the low income housing units. Completed in 1988, this building a rare example of his built work.”

https://virginia-duran.com/2013/10/24/the-free-architecture-guide-of-berlin/

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Kreuzberg Tower by Matthias Heiderich Via Flickr: Kreuzberg Tower by Architect John Hejduk / Rolleiflex 3.5f

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Hejduk / Breuer

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First year of uni ❤️

John Hejduk Wall House 2 (A. E. Bye House) Project , Ridgefield, Connecticut (Isometric) 1973

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The Kreuzberg Tower, Berlin - John Hejduk

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Kreuzberg Tower, Architect: John Hejduk. Photo: Matthias Heiderich

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Casa Malaparte, Adalberto Libera, Capri photographed by John Hejduk

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(vía John Hejduk - The Architectural League of New York)