Designer Rafi Segal and architect Sara Segal have renovated their mid-century house in New Jersey, designed by famous Hungarian designer Marcel Breuer almost 70 years ago.
The two-story Lauck House sits on a secluded property in Princeton that spans 4 acres (1.6 acres). Built in 1950, the house was designed by Breuer, who was educated at the Bauhaus and emigrated to America in the 1930s.
The restoration was supervised by homeowners Rafi and Sara Segal, both of whom studied architecture. Rafi Segal Architecture Urbanism manages offices in Princeton and Tel Aviv, while Sara worked as an independent architect on the project.
The house covers 353 square meters and was designed by Breuer to be fluid and adaptable. On one side of the apartment is the master bedroom, on the other side are the children's rooms. The kitchen and the living room are in the middle of the plan. Large windows, especially in the south, create a strong connection to the surrounding landscape.
"The south-facing glass façade expands the interior exterior to the garden and captures direct sunlight and heat on winter days, while the roof provides shade in the summer," said the Segals.
The house was rebuilt into a demonstration building designed by Breuer for an exhibition at the 1949 New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). As part of the exhibition Haus im Garten, Breuer created a single-family house that could be seen in the sculpture garden of the museum. The show was part of MoMA's effort to promote modern architecture in the US while addressing the rise of suburban living.
"Breuer's design introduced new ideas that have since become common practice in the contemporary design of single-family homes," says Segals.
The Lauck House was commissioned by Gerold Lauck, a New York advertising expert who created the famous slogan "A Diamond is Forever". Breuer was asked to redesign the MoMA home for Lauck, his wife, and their son.
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