Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Home Restored in Amherst

In Amherst, Massachusetts, Eric Olsson, a marketer from Brooklyn, acquired and renovated a home inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, originally designed by architect John Bednarski for Verda Dale, a professor at the University of Massachusetts. This 1956 residence, influenced by Wright's Solar Hemicycle, boasts a semicircular south-facing layout, featuring a concrete floor that captures sunlight during winter and a rubber roof overhang for shade in summer. Olsson, who earned his general contractor's license, carefully restored original elements like redwood planks, Japanese ceramics, and Hawaiian koa wood bowls, referencing Bednarski's plans. The renovation retained the original solid-redwood doors and windows, and the home is now adorned with furnishings including a Tom Friedman wall piece and a 1960s Lane Silhouette coffee table.