Roots of Style: Art Deco and Art Moderne (8 photos)

Art Moderne designs appear strikingly simple, but successful asymmetrical compositions like this take considerable thought. This singular example in Palo Alto, California, blends comfortably into its suburban setting among far more common styles such as Spanish eclectic, Ranch and Colonial Revival. The masses of the house step back and fold over one another in a logical and elegant manner. The detailing is quiet, and the monochromatic scheme, common to most Art Moderne designs, has a respectful repose. Nothing is forced, and yet its statement is strong and confident.

I took this photo specifically for this story, but I admit that the house is far more impressive in person. If you take a close look at the picture, you’ll see marvelous details that make this design special. The windows are capped with a flared lip that sheds water to a drip edge. The entrance is flanked by two elegantly curved and fluted walls. The garage doors have an embossed chevron pattern. In characteristic fashion, steel casement windows wrap corners of the building, and a porthole window is strategically placed in the upper-level facade. Just to the right of the porthole, the wall curves to meet the stepped back wall plane of the right-hand side of the upper floor.

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