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Aluminaire House Alfred Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey Syosset, NY 1930 -1931 The house, built in 1931 by the architects Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey for a housing exhibition by the Architectural League in New York, was the first all-metal house in this country. The prefabricated aluminum structure, built in 10 days, was intended to demonstrate the potential of technology and its possible applications for the dense, low-rise suburban condition in the United States, according to Julio San Jose, dean of the New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Frey received his architecture diploma in 1924 from the Institute of Technology in Winterthur, Switzerland. There Frey trained in traditional building construction and received technical instruction rather than design instruction in the then popular Beaux-Arts style. Prior to receiving his diploma, Frey apprenticed with the architect A. J. Arter in Zurich and worked in construction during his school vacations.
Aluminaire House Alfred Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey ...gbzhen/ARCH211/1_2_gbzhen.pdfAlfred Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey Syosset, NY 1930 -1931 The house, built in 1931 by the
Aluminaire House Alfred Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey Syosset,
NY 1930 -1931 The house, built in 1931 by the architects Lawrence
Kocher and Albert Frey for a housing exhibition by the
Architectural League in New York, was the first all-metal house in
this country. The prefabricated aluminum structure, built in 10
days, was intended to demonstrate the potential of technology and
its possible applications for the dense, low-rise suburban
condition in the United States, according to Julio San Jose, dean
of the New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture.
Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Frey received his architecture diploma
in 1924 from the Institute of Technology in Winterthur,
Switzerland. There Frey trained in traditional building
construction and received technical instruction rather than design
instruction in the then popular Beaux-Arts style. Prior to
receiving his diploma, Frey apprenticed with the architect A. J.
Arter in Zurich and worked in construction during his school
vacations.
Perspective drawing :
Top left : west elevation. Top right : east elevation Bottom
left : south elevation. Bottom right : section A-A(see the
plans)
