More Frank Lloyd Wright, with hollyhocks
Frank Lloyd Wright experimented with architectural styles all his life. The cement block houses of Los Angeles were intriguing but apparently are not surviving nature very well.
Wright came up with an interesting representation of the hollyhock flower in the decor of this house. The hollyhock was the favorite flower of the woman who commissioned the house to be built. There's even a feeling of the old millefiore style in this house.
Wright hyper-designed his houses - the inside, the outside, the furniture, the lampposts. In the lamppost one can even see the same hollyhock pattern.
Another of Wright's methods was to narrow down the entrance as one approached until the visitor was in a small space. That way, the contrast was even greater when the visitor would suddenly enter an open, well-lighted space. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the house, but the entryway was intriguing.
Sadly, the Hollyhock House in Los Angeles has serious roof problems. The carpet got destroyed by rain. According to the guide, most FLW houses seem to have serious roof problems. He didn't work well with engineers. Too bad, because if there was one thing that FLW wanted it was a legacy, but if more of his houses start falling down, there goes the legacy.