Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.
Some of the materials are in the public domain, some are offered under Creative Commons, and some are owned by others, including the Paul Rudolph Estate. Please speak with a representative of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture before using any drawings or photos in the Archives. In all cases, the researcher shall determine how to appropriately publish or otherwise distribute the materials found in this collection, while maintaining appropriate protection of the applicable intellectual property rights.
In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections. The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.
However, the Library of Congress has not received the entirety of the Paul Rudolph architectural works, and therefore ownership and intellectual property rights of any materials that were not selected by the Library of Congress may not be in the public domain and may belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate.
LOCATION
Address:
City: Yankeetown
State: Florida
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Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Residential
Status: Project
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1951-1952
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Eugene Knott
Architect: Ralph S. Twitchell
Associate Architect: Paul M. Rudolph
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Knott Residence
“The regular rhythm of the plywood vaulted roof is juxtaposed with a free division of spaces. The intersection of walls with roof became more clearly manageable than in the Healy Guest House, and each room could become complete within itself, while still allowing the whole to be implied from the single room. A series of thrust and counterthrust created by the one-directional space of the vault organizes the whole. ”
“I consulted some structural engineers but they didn’t want anything to do with it. The way I determined the size of the vaults was that I constructed a support on my back porch and bent and glued two sheets of plywood over it. Then I had my friends come over and jump on it.”
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Alfred M. Kemper. Presentation Drawings by American Architects. Wiley, 1977.
Charles R. Smith. Paul Rudolph and Louis Kahn: A Bibliography. The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1987.
Christopher Domin and Joe King. Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
“Chronological List of Works by Paul Rudolph, 1946-1974.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 49, Jan. 1975.
Franceso Tentori. “Due Edifici Per L’Universita.” Casabella, no. 234, 234, Dec. 1959.
“House in Florida.” Arts and Architecture, no. 74, 74, June 1957.
“Knott Residence.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 80, 80, July 1977.
Michael McDonough. The Beach House in Paul Rudolph’s Early Work. University of Virginia, Dec. 1986.
Paul Rudolph. Paul Rudolph: Dessins D’Architecture. Office du Livre, 1974.
Paul Rudolph and Sybil Moholy-Nagy. The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. Praeger, 1970.
“Quatre Habitations En Floride, U.S.A.” Architecture D’Aujourd’hui, no. 26, 26, Nov. 1955.
Robert Bruegmann and Mildred F. Schmertz. Paul Rudolph: Dreams + Details. Steelcase Design Partnership, 1989.
“Rudolph and the Roof.” House and Home, no. 3, 3, June 1953.
“Three New Directions: Paul Rudolph, Philip Johnson, Buckminster Fuller.” Perspecta, no. 1, 1, Summer 1952.
Timothy Rohan. The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. Yale University Press, 2014.