The Wall House was completed in 2001 from John Hejduk in Groningen. Originally designed in 1973 for Ed Bye, Ridgefield, Connecticut USA, for a long time it only existed as a concept until Groningen decided to actually build the house. The wall simbolezes the physical transition from past to future through present, a transition between back and front. The Wall, one-and-a-half m. thick, forms the basis of the house. The entrance and living elements literally hang from it. To reinforce this idea, a narrow gap is left between the Wall and the elements. Hence the Wall is not directly manifest in the interior but can only be perceived visually. It is a theoretical house, based on the idea of the physical confrontation between space and time, elaborated in separate elements. It is a museological manifestation of an important architectural concept. At present is a private house while in the past has hosted such events as theatre, dance or music performances.

By Claudia Caldarazzo

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