It is fascinating that the home of Hugh Newell Jacobsen continues to inspire home designs even today. The first building designed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen is found in West Virginia. It was contructed and completed in the year 1958.
The home brings a simple perspective. According to a recent description by curbed.com, "The simple wooden Roberts Residence looks very different from the gabled, minimalist, mostly white structures that would become Jacobsen hallmark." Arrayed in California redwood, the cabin brings an elegant look. A blend of elegance and simplicity is found in this home. A simple construction raised up above the sloping ground near the Potomac River makes this place a remarkable one. The Roberts Residence first appears as in the Jacobsen canon, which is more woody and rural. In comparison to the refined coastal residences and D. C. -area homes that would become his early stock-in-trade as stated in a previous report by curbed.com.
Even though he has other projects such as the '1959's Thoron House', and '1961's R.E. Lee House', the Roberts' Residence is his first primary experience of knowing that people are actually paying him to design their homes. The Robert's Residence is also the primary reason why he remained glued to residential architecture. His other famous works were 'The Rehoboth Beach House', and 'Welles House'.
However, despite the legacy of the Roberts' Residence, the home was consumed in flames due to a local forest fire only after a few years of its construction. While the original owners were thankfully able to escape without any injuries, nothing remains of Jacobsen's first work as stated in a previous report by curbed.com.
Hugh Newell Jacobsen has practiced architecture under his own name since 1958. According to a previous report by hughjacobsen.com, "His projects have been built and published worldwide, winning one hundred fourteen awards for excellence in design." While other architects moved on from designing house at the beginning point of their practice, it is different for Hugh Newell Jacobsen. Hugh Newell Jacobsen name has become synonymous with beautifully designed houses as a mainstay of a practice that is hardly second tier as stated in a previous article by hughjacobsen.com.
