a visit to the Wolff House

The Wolff House is much more modest than the Van Dekker House but still all Schindler with windows galore and the acrobatics of light. Built in 1938, the home has 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths, and 1,668 square feet.  

The front is dominated by the garage, a layer of ribbon windows, and deep eaves to shade the afternoon sun. Stairs peek into the drive from the right to lure you into the inner domain.

 

 

The walkway turns and leads you to a set of stairs with yearning rails reaching out to you. Stone steps lead downwards, but the protruding second-floor volume and the the rails pull you upwards toward the main entrance. 

 Upon entering, you step into a great room divided into an entry by a built-in cabinet that leaves a gap at the top. The cabinet forces you to turn and enter the living room and a window wall.

 

 

 

 Behind the living room is the dining room and then the kitchen.

  

 

 

 

 

 

The kitchen  sports ribbon and clerestory windows as well as a breakfast nook and windows onto the living and dining rooms. Schindler's original plywood cabinetry is sprinkled throughout the house.

 

 

 

 

 

 Down the hallway are the bedrooms and the baths. One of the bedrooms has a built-in bedframe.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Off the master bedroom is a balcony that leads to a covered patio underneath the house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And then, opposite the house, perached atop a hill, is a secret garden spot.