24 agosto 2005
Isokon Flats
Many people know of the Isokon Flats for its most famous occupant, Agatha Christie, who lived at what was then called the Lawn Road Flats from 1940-46. While people might also know of the project's other war-era tenants (Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Lazslo Moholy-Nagy), the building itself is unfortunately, to most, nothing more than a "giant liner without any funnels" or as a pretty picture snapped in its heyday. The reinforced-concrete housing project is the work of Jack and Molly Pritchard and their architect Wells Coates. Together they envisioned a block of serviced flats (combined living/bedroom with kitchenette, bathroom and dressing room) to be fitted out with the Pritchards line of innovative furniture, Isokon. Featuring a communal restaurant (the Isobar -- designed by Marcel Breuer), laundry facilities and a roof garden, the building was distinctively modern in function as well as appearance.
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Many people know of the Isokon Flats for its most famous occupant, Agatha Christie, who lived at what was then called the Lawn Road Flats from 1940-46. While people might also know of the project's other war-era tenants (Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Lazslo Moholy-Nagy), the building itself is unfortunately, to most, nothing more than a "giant liner without any funnels" or as a pretty picture snapped in its heyday. The reinforced-concrete housing project is the work of Jack and Molly Pritchard and their architect Wells Coates. Together they envisioned a block of serviced flats (combined living/bedroom with kitchenette, bathroom and dressing room) to be fitted out with the Pritchards line of innovative furniture, Isokon. Featuring a communal restaurant (the Isobar -- designed by Marcel Breuer), laundry facilities and a roof garden, the building was distinctively modern in function as well as appearance.[fonte archidose] con maggiori informazioni
