In terms of planning, levels one through four are very modest living spaces. A porch addition is included on level 1. Level 4 is mostly glass and is open to the top, which is all glass. The uppermost accessible space is a small observation platform at level 7, accessed via a circular stair. The summer house is partly observatory, partly crystal, and partly lighthouse. It could be partly greenhouse too.
This exploration is the latest version of a few earlier miscellaneous studies for small tower houses – some of which were also based on an equilateral triangle – and some of which are are included on this website . Conceptually, vague recollections of the Einstein Observatory by Mendelsohn in Potsdam, the Mackenzie Tower at Ottawa’s West Block (less vague), and Frank Wright’s Windmill Tower at Taliesin East in Wisconsin could be precedents.
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