1. Arts and Crafts
Gamble House

2. beginnings
• The Gamble House was
built in Pasadena, CA by
the Greene brothers in
1909
• It is built around the
California style of Arts
and Crafts at the time
• It was inspired by
Japanese precedents and
Eastern U.S. Arts and
Crafts style houses by
such designers as Frank
Lloyd Wright

3. materials
• The house was inspired by local
flora and fauna in the area of
Pasadena
• Materials included
teak, oak, maple and mahogany.
There is also an abundant
amount of woodwork furniture
and details throughout the house.

4. lasting impressions
• The Gamble House is still a shining beacon of the Arts +
Crafts movement in California to this day, still making the
top lists of houses in California and the country
• Architecture, interior design and interior architecture
students to this day still learn and live in the house to
study the design principles used in the house.

5. Sources
• http://www.ayrshirefoundation.org/images/featured/gamble_house5.jpg
• http://www.ultimatebungalow.com/gamblehousefront_sm1.jpg
• http://search.babylon.com/imageres.php?iu=http://www.ultimatebungalow.co
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• Book source: Ching Pg. 681 A Global History of Architecture