Gehry Residence [SEP] architect
Gehry Residence
The Gehry Residence is architect Frank Gehry's own house. It was originally an extension, designed by Gehry and built around an existing Dutch colonial style house. It makes use of unconventional materials, such as chain-link fences and corrugated steel. It is sometimes considered one of the earliest deconstructivist buildings, although Gehry denies this.
The Gehry Residence is located in Santa Monica, California. In 1977, Frank and Berta Gehry bought a pink bungalow that was originally built in 1920. Gehry wanted to explore
of architect Sep Ruf was built in the spacious park as a semi-official residence for the Chancellors.
Palais Schaumburg became home to the federal ministry for environment, conservation as well as reactor safety ("Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit") when it was formed in 1986. After the reunification of Germany in 1990, five "Federal Ministers for Special Affairs" kept offices in the palais.
The palais was used at the signing of the treaty about the creation of a currency, economy and social union