Philip Johnson's Glass House has been called one of the world's most beautiful and yet least functional homes. Johnson did not envision it as a place to live so much as a stage... and a statement.
The basic concept for Johnson's glass house was borrowed from Mies van der Rohe, who was
designing the glass-and-steel Farnsworth House during the same period. Unlike the Farnsworth House, however, Johnson's home is symmetrical and sits solidly on the ground. The interior space is divided by low walnut cabinets and a brick cylinder which contains the bathroom. The cylinder and the brick floors are a polished purple hue; the steel is dark gray. Included in the landscape are sculptures and a guest house 
NOTE: Philip Johnson also designed the Transco Tower in Houston and the Pennzoil Place and NCNB Center
