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| Maquette for T. House, 1983, photographed on site in 1983, pre-construction with excavation in the background |
"The T. House in
Tony May's backyard should be considered along with David Ireland's
house as a major Bay Area art icon of the past 25 years. It is an
amalgam of many things: a work shed, a studio, a gigantic lantern,
a greenhouse, a Japanese teahouse, and a backyard garage. A two-story
glass and wood edifice, the hanging out/talking/drinking tea or otherwise
area is on the second floor. Downstairs are the rougher working and
storage spaces. T. House is on the surface a merger of Asian and
Western building styles, but perhaps it is better understood as a
conversation between Midwestern American love of plain functionality
and West Coast attitudes about improvisation and beauty." |