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It was Nic and J.B. from Thunderwing Press that told us that we couldn’t leave Garrison without making a quick stop at Manitoga, the designer Russel Wright’s home.
I’m not going to go over Russel Wright’s whole story, but what I loved about his house was the harmony he created with nature way before it was in style to do so.
He took down the wall between the interior and exterior. He installed green roofs so that the house would blend in totally with the landscape. He was so meticulous that he even designed the rocks around his house to create a perfect waterfall. For him, the “Moss Room” (a space dedicated to letting the moss grow perfectly) was a completely separate part of the house itself.
Of course, the house has grown older, but I found it so inspiring that I wanted to share some photos with you.
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Translation : Tim Sullivan
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Esquisite…..
Only the intercom (?) seemed dated. The rest looked sublime! Love it all!
C’est magnifique et semble être l’endroit idéale pour se ressourcer !
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Love how the light is creeping into the shot. Beautiful.
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Merci Garance pour ces photos.
Mon père (architecte) m’en avait beaucoup parlé…
Beautiful photograph!
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Han on dirait un endroit qui vient d’une autre planète tellement c’est particulier. Un mix d’un chalet de montagne, avec une maison grotte + une touche de design. Un paradis sur Terre. Je passerais bien mes vacances là-bas tiens. ;)
Merci pour ces belles photos Garance et ton post sur la Grève de la mode m’a vraiment permis de décompresser vis-à-vis de cet été, car je me prenais trop la tête niveau valise.
Magnifique!
Great shot, it looks amazing! Very unique.
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Waw! It looks so inspiring and relaxing!
What a lovely house!
Makes me want to leave the city… not you?
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Super intérieur!
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Terriblement reposant !
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Un bol de fraîche air via internet! Super!
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Really inspiring. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Love the depth of this picture. How can you always take pictures always so beautiful?
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Love the first photo – very simple and full of a variety of textures. The small wooden chair on the 9th photo is a very unusual design – I really like it.
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It’s amazing to see these photos, imagine how he would transcend now with modern technology…
C’est sublime. <3
Beautiful…
Je vais encore paraitre ignorante mais je ne connais pas Russel Wright (d’autant que tu en parles avec une telle évidence…,moi j’aurai bien voulu que tu racontes son histoire :p). Quoiqu’Il en soit, les photos sont vraiment superbes et j’apprécie l’état d’esprit.
serenity!
Inspirant! Superbe photos… Il est fascinant constater à quel point cette maison soulève un écho actuel… Même si elle me paraît tout de même un peu austère!-)
Envie de nature et de contemplation, en tout cas. Une envie quenous sommes nombreux/nombreuses à ressentir, non?!
reminds me in some ways of my parents house in jersey. this one is fantastic though, with the modern influences and greenery
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This is so beautiful and serene. Can you imagine how wonderful it would be to live in such a place? I’d love to have those sweet flower pitchers for my own home.
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What a beautiful home, I understand why they told you that you’ve to visit it! Great photos also.
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Love this natural home!
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It is so beautiful and inspiring and even to peaceful to be real! love it but I don’t think this could be my permanent home! http://madrilicious.com
That’s just lovely. So serene…thanks for taking us there …
There are so many reasons why I love this post. Thank you! I’ve also ordered Russel and Mary’s book. I love this kind of design and this kind of setting. An hour out of NYC you say? Hmmm, and I bet there’s even a train.
This is one of the best things I saw in a really long time on the net. Chapeau!
So cool…
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canon, j’adore ! à quand des photos de Corse???
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En regardant ces (tres belles) photos, je me suis surprise a respirer plus calmement,
mon corps s’est detendu et mon esprit s’est envole.
Zen…..
So beautiful! Similar to the “Waterfall House” from Frank Lloyd Wright.
“Alors certes la maison a un peu vieilli”
mmmm. c’est fait pour!
Une maison n’est pas destinée à être flambante neuve et publiable comme au premier jour!
Par contre, ça ne veut pas dire qu’elle est moins inspirante que ces arrières petites cousines.
Son vrai secret, c’est ça! Un peu comme nous en somme.
cf. Costanza et son style et son humour si inspirants…
Parole d’architecte!
n.
Great picture! It looks so amazing!
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Très inspirant en effet!
This photo is the world!Absolutely gorgeous!
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lovely place!!! nice pictures!!!
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Seems like they do practice what they preach – beautiful!
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La même maison … en Corse serait le paradis …
Wow c’est sublime! tout autant l’intérieur que l’extérieur ! ça doit être tellement apaisant de vivre dans un endroit comme ça !
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Superbe. On est dans le même esprit que les maisons de la Prairies dont j’ai pu voir un échantillon à Oak Park (IL). Je crois que la plus spectaculaire est celle appelée Fallingwater…
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J’aime vraiment, l’exterieur/interieur, les murs de roche et la déco te donnes envie de passer le reste de ta vie lover dans la maison! Je veux la même!
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It looks beautiful!
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Xxx
Thank you for the beautiful feature! The photos look spectacular, really capturing Russel Wright’s visions of good design and living in harmony with nature. We appreciate all of the support!
Check us out on Facebook to see what new things we are up to! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manitoga-The-Russel-Wright-Design-Center/114749701914807
Also, please visit our recently-launched blog, The Wright Moment! http://wrightmoment.blogspot.com
imagine this photo without the flowers, definitely wouldn’t be as pretty
I love having flowers around
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Beautiful house! Nature is amazing!
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Lik ethe green roof top, a place to calm down!
Garance! I am in Paris, too, sans le petit chien, for several weeks. Shall we rendez-vous at the Flore for a Sancerre or a pot of chocolat chaud?
Oh, Garance – what a wonderful post. It took me there, to Manitoga. Thank you.
J’adore toutes ces pierres apparentes
wow Garance! One of my favorite posts for sure, I love the design and deco of this house!
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Wow! A moss room. I must go. Thank you for the intro to this fabulous spot.
Wow, what a beautiful home! Fabulous post + photos! x
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J’ai commencé par regarder les photos avant de lire le texte et j’ai cru à la présentation d’un hôtel zen.
Il me manquerait nombre de rangements pour mes livres, mes à part ça, j’irais bien y faire un tour…
Tes photos sont exquises, comme toujours.
Je suis allée taper le nom de ce designer sur le Net et j’en ai su un peu plus…. Intéressant !
Nathalie
Très belle architecture, le respect de la nature peut aussi rythmer avec esthétique et modernité.
Un très bel exemple à suivre !!!
Je m’y verrai bien passer mes vacances ..
I have been a RW fan and collector for decades but have never seen his home photographed so beautifully. Thank you for sharing!
amazing photo. the light is beautiful and the colours are very nice.
What a peaceful home. Just looking at it puts my mind at ease. Thank you for the mental vacation Garance!
what’s a place !
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I love it! It looks very rustic!
Magnifique – j’adore le service à thé!
C’est vraiment à couper le souffle
I love the use of all that timber. What a house!
What a well done architectural job, really forest-like on the outside and still so clean on the inside.