Southern California Architecture; California Modern Architecture
Blueprint showing floor plan and plot plan. This image outlines all of the rooms of the house, the sunken gardens, patios, flower beds, and tree placement in the garden.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect.
R. M. Schindler papers, Architecture & Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture & Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Full size detail construction plan showing typical joints for constructing walls. This drawing shows the exact dimensions of how each piece of wood or other material is connected to form the walls, windows, doors, and frames of the house.
Graphite and colored pencil drawings of exterior elevations and sections. This drawing shows the front, rear, and side elevations, as well as the section views. It also has an exterior rendering of the house in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing. One rooftop 'sleeping basket' is also shown on the elevation drawings.
Working drawing of exterior of house, showing the slab walls, garden, horizontal window areas, and 'sleeping basket' on the roof. Drawing also contains original sketching and notes.
Exterior photograph of house at 835 Kings Road, Los Angeles, Calif. taken shortly after construction. At the time it was built, the area was unincorporated, now it is in the heart of West Hollywood, surrounded by large apartment buildings. The concrete slab-wall construction with glass in-between the slabs is shown at the front.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect. No photographer listed.
Floor plan of the house showing the unusual arrangement of rooms. Instead of the usual living room, dining room, and bedrooms, this plan shows the four live/work spaces for Schindler, his wife Pauline, Clyde Chace, and his wife Marian Chace. Each couple had a wing of the house, with a hallway and bathroom connecting the work spaces. A communal kitchen, guest room (with attached bath and kitchen), garage, and car port make up another wing of the house.
Kings Road House- interior view towards garden
Photograph of the sliding door leading out into the patio garden. It highlights the soffit and exposed beams of the roof, and the wide opening created by the sliding glass and wood door. The concept of indoor/outdoor living is showcased with chairs and plants.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect; Shulman, Julius, 1910-2009, photographer
Kings Road House- interior with fireplace
Interior view of one of the live/work spaces. The fireplaces were the only heat source in the house. All of the furniture was designed by Schinder specifically for this house.
A photograph of Rudolph Schindler (right), with Richard Neutra (left), and Dionne Neutra with child (seated), in front of the Kings Road house. The Neutra's lived in the house from 1925 until 1930.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect. Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970, architect. No photographer listed.
Two men are shown hoisting a poured concrete slab into place using a pulley system on the partially completed house. The tilt-slab construction system was invented by architect Irving Gill, and modified by Schindler so that only two people are needed to hoist the slabs into place. Each slab is separated by 3 inches of glass or wood.