The Swedish photographer Mikael Olsson has been visiting two abandoned summer homes designed by architect Bruno Matthson for the past decade, documenting the condition of the houses over time to preserve what may be lost or forgotten when new tenants move in and inevitably repair what’s been left to deteriorate. Steidl Verlag published Södrakull Frösakull, a stunning monograph of Olsson’s project, that’s as much an homage to the lesser known Swedish designer as it is a comment about the importance of preservation. It’s hard to say what’s so intriguing about decaying, deserted spaces, but admittedly, we’re hooked on abandoned architecture. Here bellow, are some of the most beautiful, but eerily empty mid-century modern homes. ( By Claire Cottrell from www.flavorwire.com )
Summer House by Bruno Matthson – Frösakull, Sweden
Summer House 2 by Bruno Matthson – Södrakull, Sweden
The Twitchell House by Paul Rudolph – Siesta Key, Florida
The Cerrito House by Paul Rudolph – Watch Hill, Rhode Island
The Michaels House by Paul Rudolph – Westport, Connecticut
Turkel House by Frank Lloyd Wright – Detroit, Michigan
Villa House by Knud Blach Petersen & Herbert Jensen – Aarhus, Denmark
Besser Vibrapac – Atlanta, Georgia
