The design presents the concept for a home for a young female fashion designer, where architecture becomes an extension of her profession and creative world. The composition is based on six cylindrical forms of equal height, unified within a single space, through which a circular glass podium passes—symbolizing the world of fashion and becoming the central focal point of the entire composition.
Smith House is considered one of Meier’s first significant works and a project where his future architectural language was especially clearly formed: white geometric volumes, glass, a strict grid, natural light, and a close connection between the building and the landscape. At the time of the design, Meier was only 31 years old. Initially, a wider, single-story country house was planned, but the rocky terrain of the site would have required a large amount of earthmoving. Therefore, the architect decided to develop the building vertically, placing functions on several levels. Thus, the complexity of the site was not hidden but became one of the factors that defined the home’s form.
