152. House in New Castle County. Delaware, U.S. Robert Venturi, John Rauch, and Denise Scott Brown (architects). 1978–1983 C.E. Wood frame and stucco.

• Form
  • The facade contains an arch inside a pediment form
  • A squat, bulging Doric colonnade is asymmetrically placed
  • The columns are actually flat rather than the traditionally rounds forms
  • The drainpipe at the left bisects the outermost column
  • The flattened forms reflect a craftman's hand in curved, cutting elements
• Function
  • The house was designed for a family of three
  • For the wife, a musician, a music room was created with two pianos, an organ, and a harpsichord
  • For the husband, a bird-watcher, large windows were installed facing the woods
• Context
  • Postmodern mix of historical styles
  • Rural lcoation in low hills, grassy fields of Delaware
  • Venturi's comment on the International style: "Less is a bone