This Michigan Couple Found Out They Own the Last Standing Home by Alexander Girard

This Michigan Couple Found Out They Own the Last Standing Home by Alexander Girard | Near Detroit, the last of a little-known, thought-to-be-extinct breed-a house by Alexander Girard-is discovered.
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[@petemavus2948]

Mindful Design is timeless and irreplaceable. Thank You to all that have had a part in preserving this Gem of American Architectural History and sharing it here with us as well.

[@TheSEBfamily]

Thank you for restoring.

[@wwgbert]

Simply beautiful.

[@londonguyinstockholm]

Stunning! Thank you for letting us see your beautiful home!

[@carolz5090]

BEAUTIFUL. Fantastic restoration and taste. Absolutely no criticisms here regarding the house and furnishings, and I was very interested in the commentary by the owners. I just wish the video was longer and showed more of the house and maybe the floor plan.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

What a fascinating journey! I loved hearing your story. I adore MCM!

[@yeshprab]

What a great looking house! It has the aura of an ashram; peace and tranquility are quite at home here. An epitome of understated elegance. Peace-inducing garden and pleasant landscaping have contributed greatly to the overall effect of calmness around it. The earth Goddess, mother Earth, is dancing in content here, and so will guard this house and shower its residents with that priceless gift called peace of mind. A very nice video, and thank you very much for uploading it.
Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

[@dphotos007]

Its like a West coast Eichler where the house is built around an atrium. Glad they restored it. They should get a property tax break for not destroying the original look. Here in Southern California Eichler owners who’s houses were restored get a big property tax break as long as the exterior of the house remains original and their are no additions.

[@HeartandSoulApothecary]

Love it! So happy they found the right designer to assist in the restoration - and those glazed bricks - just wow!

[@oltedders]

Those glazed brick walls remind me of a Piet Mondrian painting.

[@paintore]

Rob and his wife are amazing. We did the painting restoration in the house. Fantastic clients!

[@corlisscrabtree3647]

Thank you

[@pmdsain1575]

This is a good design, this is amazing

[@WabiSabi1959]

Thank you for sharing a beautiful restoration with thoughtful furniture. What a rare find! Sadly, because of all the glass, homes like these don't have the wall space for today's televisions and they become obtrusive to the design. In this case, of course, it belongs in the living room but does ruin the impact of a hught stonlabe s hearth and it blocks the view to the next room (dining?) which looks like it was a key design detail. Just quibbling. Beautiful!

[@modtomodern]

Less talk, more house.

[@snowball1988]

Wonderful!

[@andgo1400]

Great house!

[@davidcattin7006]

It looks totally relaxing.

[@lindagsmith7846]

Great house & renovation is the answer, like that its in Detroit. My daughter has a house from the late 30's that was on the cover of Architectures Digest in the 60's, she's in a Detroit suburb. Lots of treasures in style & history that should not be overlooked.

[@jeffligan896]

@Glenn Watson which is a bedroom community surrounded by Detroit.

[@evalinawarne1337]

The back ground music is LOUD and TERRIBLE. I rather SEE and LEARN more more about the house or home.
PLEASE redue this. There must be much more. Thank you

[@alesh2275]

I really like this house

[@ErikPukinskis]

The legs on these two!

[@josephinebrevig8748]

Good for them. Sadly the way these days is to renovate rather than restore, totally changing history.

[@peterxyz3541]

Agree....LESS showing TALKING HEADS, MORE SHOWING HOUSE while using home owner narration.

[@Brian-os9qj]

Glazed bricks are a treat. Nice pad

[@middler5212]

Why were the others torn down? Did they not age well? That house looks like a heating cooling nightmare! Especially in Michigan!

[@sharksport01]

Probably torn down to build hideous mcmansions.

[@makingitthrough190]

Great little film about a great house, but less music please when people are talking. And that was especially annoying music. I don’t see how it helps at all.

[@sharksport01]

Did Girard design socks.

[@deezynar]

Built back before the OPEC oil embargo, when energy was cheap and the government had not imposed R value requirements on houses.

[@persebra]

i guess they had the windows triple glazed.

[@deezynar]

@@persebra That's not cheap. The oil embargo killed the modern movement. Glass has made a bit of a comeback since then, but because of the extra cost to over insulate the roof and walls, to allow for the loss through the windows, even through triple panes, the sticker shock has reduced the desirability of modern architecture.

[@andruw9011]

Why have all of Alexander Girard's homes been "destroyed" or changed

[@Shh4444hhh]

Exactly.. sadly there aren’t enough people invested in historical preservation. Shame on them, long live Girard!

[@dala2121]

What city in Michigan?

[@persebra]

Grosse Pointe Park, (rich as fuck) MI,

[@lewfa1]

I love this video though the music is over joyfully oppressive.

[@theexperiment8498]

The loafers look screams money

[@persebra]

the house is in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, which screams money

[@sharksport01]

Is he wearing panty hose with those gamey loafers?

[@ShaneBurns]

Let me know if you want to sell

[@agatarek_official]

obsessed

[@marcusbrown1767]

Didn't show too much-shame.

[@Mark.Watson]

Terrible background music.

[@the_resourceful]

In Detroit. Posh.

[@javelsaudades6537]

Get RID of this infernal music!?
PLEASE!

[@teddyli4763]

I didn’t really see the views maybe less talking please

[@PacifierMusic]

Doesn’t this seem completely insignificant in what is happening in America 2020? Just seems like a joke.