Excerpt: Alan I W Frank House

At the top of the first flight of the main staircase is the reception room, with a sofa built in to the curve of the staircase. At the far end is the bar, where guests could enjoy a refreshment upon arrival.

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Ground Floor 1. Entrance Lobby 2. Son’s Workshop 3. Projection Room and Dark Room 4. Elevator 5. Game Room 6. Children’s Soft Drink Parlor 7. Swimming Pool 8. Laundry 9. Dryer 10. Air Conditioning 11. Storage 12. Girls’ Dressing Room 13. Wine Storage 14. Men’s Dressing Room 15. Vegetable Storage 16. Coal Storage 17. Boiler Room

fig. 00. Frank Residence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939-1940: Ground floor plan. Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883-1969 Boston, Mass., USA) and Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902-1981 New York, N.Y., USA). Ink on paper, 106 x 135.5 cm (41 3⁄4 x 53 3⁄8 inches). Harvard Art Museums/BuschReisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius. BRGA.90.239 First Floor 1. Cloak Room 2. Reception Hall 3. Living Room 4. Study 5. Roof Terrace over Swimming Pool 6. Screened Porch 7. Children’s Dining Room 8. Dining Room 9. Elevator 10. Bar 11. Pantry 12. Kitchen 13. Servants’ Sitting Room 14. Servants’ Lavatory 15. Back Entrance 16. Servants’ Porch

fig. 00. Frank Residence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939-1940: First floor plan. Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883-1969 Boston, Mass., USA) and Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902-1981 New York, N.Y., USA). Ink on paper, 93 x 125.5 cm (36 5⁄8 x 49 7⁄16 inches). Harvard Art Museums/BuschReisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius. BRGA.90.240

Second Floor 1. Bedroom 2, 3. Daughters’ Rooms 4. Son’s Room 5. Balcony 6. Master bedroom 7. Guest Room 8. Elevator 9. Upper Hall 10. Owner’s Den 11. Dressing Room 12. Deck

fig. 00. Frank Residence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939-1940: Second floor plan. Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883-1969 Boston, Mass., USA) and Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902-1981 New York, N.Y., USA). Ink on paper, 80.1 x 106 cm (31 9⁄16 x 41 3⁄4 inches). Harvard Art Museums/BuschReisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius. BRGA.90.241 Third Floor 1. Servants’ Room 2. Deck with Shower Cubicles 3. Deck with Dance Floor 4. Storage 5. Servants’ Room 6. Elevator 7. Lobby

fig. 00. Frank Residence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939-1940: Third floor plan. Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883-1969 Boston, Mass., USA) and Marcel Breuer, American (Pecs, Hungary 1902-1981 New York, N.Y., USA). Ink on paper, 91.7 x 113.7 cm (36 1⁄8 x 44 3⁄4 inches). Harvard Art Museums/BuschReisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius. BRGA.90.242

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