Devin Colman, the Architectural Historian for the State of Vermont, contacted Docomomo US this week stating, "the owner is willing to sell the house and 15 acres for $425,000 to anyone who will save the house. Falk House (House II) Dates of creation. Peter Eisenman’s House II, a theoretical design-turned-Vermont home that’s now under threat of being demolished. 1932). Eisenman concerned himself with the sign systems of architecture and tried to create a building that was engaged as an object rather than as a building. One of ten experimental houses Eisenman designed, only four of which were built, House II is heavily influenced by the work of Noam Chomsky. House II, located in Vermont’s rural and scenic Northeast Kingdom, is the first freestanding building designed by renowned architect Peter Eisenman (b. 1969-1970 The house is part of a set of ten architectural experiment designed by Eisenman, though only four were actually completed. The design attempts to simulate the presence of trees, which are nonexistent on the barren site, through the use of a sequence of columns and wall. Peter Eisenman focused on the concepts of presentness and trace, Daniel Libeskind concentrated on the concept of absence, and Frank Gehry focused on binary oppositions and free play. Peter Eisenman designed the house for two of his clients Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frank between 1972-1975 who found great admiration for his work, it was built for the purpose of being a getaway house to be used during holiday periods. Peter D. Eisenman, Architect (creator) Peter D. Eisenman, Architect (architectural firm) Peter Eisenman (archive creator) Title. All photos by Geoffrey Gross Photography Peter Eisenman's House II, constructed in 1969, was one of the earliest expressions of deconstructivism in architecture. Built in 1970, ‘House II’ by Peter Eisenman is a major icon of structuralist architecture—and it’s now on the market for $850K. The House II, that was built in 1970 by architect Peter Eisenman, still looks clearly modern, with its overlapping rectangular planes and its open spaces on a tridimensional grid. House II is situated on a 100-acre hilltop with broad panoramic views extending for twenty miles in three directions. If this sounds like the life for you, look no further than American architect Peter Eisenman ’s experimental ‘House II,’ which has just hit the market for $850,000. After a year-long attempt to find new stewards, Peter Eisenman’s House II in Hardwick, Vermont is reaching the zero hour. Fonds: Peter Eisenman fonds, 1925-2008, predominant 1951-2008 Series: Projects, 1925-2008, predominant 1960-2007 Project: Falk House (House II), 1969-1970; People.