This investigation into such a structure led to the creation of Johansen House #1 in 1950, which was included in the Museum of Modern Art exhibit “Built in the U.S.A.”  In 1955, his second box was built, this time a glass box; the McNiff House. In some of his houses, Johansen utilized Palladian elements such as the grotto, the classic cross plan, and the Palladian prototype of the central pavilion linked by low bridges to flanking pavilions. The Palladian prototype is most noticeably present in Villa Ponte, or the Warner House, built in 1957 in New Canaan, Connecticut.
This inquiry into such a design led to the creation of Johansen House #1 in 1950, which was featured in the Museum of Modern Art exhibit “Built in the U.S.A.” In 1955, his second box was constructed, this time a glass box; the McNiff House. In some of his houses, Johansen employed Palladian elements such as the grotto, the classic cross plan, and the Palladian prototype of the central pavilion connected by low bridges to flanking pavilions. The Palladian prototype is most noticeably present in Villa Ponte, or the Warner House, built in 1957 in New Canaan, Connecticut.