utzon prototype in herning 01 (ca. 1969)

this is a teacher's residence in a big school project of which only this prototype exists. sadly, the house has since been added to by utzon's oldest son, jan, who is also responsible for the problematic new work in sydney.

utzon's extraordinary generosity in turning his office into a family company has been repaid by his two sons with a troubling use of the famous name in connection with speculative projects and a meddling with the old masterpieces that will one day have to be untangled by art historians.

it is all very disturbing to his admirers but as always, you cannot fault utzon's values when late in his career he chose his family above the protection and promotion of his own name and work.

picture taken about 5 years ago with disposable camera by good friend and rather brilliant architect rune hansen. with the house disfigured today, an old photo becomes a document:

this particular view of the great skylight sitting right on the edge of the concrete enclosure is lost with the new extension.

more utzon here and here