The Cohen House, Architecture and Interiors by Richard Crowther, FAIA

Architecture and interiors by Richard Crowther, FAIA, 1954 & 1957.
Photo Session: Better Homes and Gardens.
Photographer: Guy Burgess of Colorado Springs.
Location: Englewood, Colorado.

I am ceaselessly amazed by the range and breadth of Richard Crowther’s artistry and energy.

Perhaps it is nostalgia from my childhood, visiting the stores he designed like Merry Simmons and Fontius shoes, but I always find myself swooning over his interior designs. Both commercial and residential. The Cohen House is a wonderful example of Crowther’s integration of modernist design and organic materials to create dramatic yet livable interior and exterior spaces.

Stone and wood flow seamlessly throughout the house where often walls are merely suggested by a partition. For instance, the seemingly floating  cabinets in the kitchen, or the screen embedded with leaves separating the entry from the living room. These create a comfortable scale for the rooms while allowing in light and giving its occupants multiple interesting sight lines into other areas of the home. (Click on the arrows in the upper right corner of the slideshow for larger pics.)

Sources
1. The Richard Crowther architectural records collection of the Denver Public Library

Summary

Article Name

The Cohen House | Richard Crowther Architect

Description

Vintage images of a mid-century modern home in Denver (the Cohen House) designed by architect, Richard Crowther.

Author

Shannon Stanbro

Publisher Name

Historic Modern Denver