Unveiled yesterday on the rundown Sixth Ward block where a developer plans to build out the starchitect’s first New Orleans house, the design incorporates signature Gehry flourishes such as an angled roofline and a tilted axis into the shotgun’s long, narrow line. Its name – the “Modgun”— cheekily refers to house’s modern, modular construction. While the Modgun bears touches of Gehry, it is all in all a tame design bearing more resemblance to the humble 19th century cottages that surround the development site than the brash, larger-than-life work the Los Angeles architect is known for.
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