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.

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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.

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LOCATION
Address: 144 Upland Road
City: Cambridge
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02140
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built/Modified

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1913 (original construction); 1958 (Rudolph remodel); 2016 (Renovation/Remodel)
Site Area: 8,712 s.f.
Floor Area: 3 beds, 2-1/2 baths; 3,432 s.f. ground floor with a full basement (6,864 s.f. total)
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 1
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client:
Architect: Paul Rudolph (1958); Ruhl Studio Architects (2016)
Associate Architect:
Landscape:
Structural: Roome + Guarracino (2016)
MEP: Vappi, Symmes & Maini (1958); ZED Mechanical Consulting (2016)
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor: Stanley I. Phalen (1958); S+H Construction (2016)
Subcontractor(s): Kitchen Style, Inc. (2016 - cabinetry)

McCandlish Residence

The project scope is to convert an existing single story commercial automobile garage built in 1913 into a single-family residence.
Rudolph preserves the bay divisions from the original plan and separates different rooms of the house through a large central living space.
The residence is featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1960.
The residence is sold in 2014 to Alexander Broich.
The residence is renovated by Ruhl Studio Architects in 2016.

““The free flow of space is more often defined decoratively than structurally. The formal wall arrangement of antique plates defines the dining area. The fireplace ‘centers’ a conversation grouping. Two grand pianos are the focal point of a music ‘room.’ Where space divisions were inevitable for bedrooms and work areas, Mr. Rudolph has used the ‘bay’ divisions of the original structure. The large, central living area divides the master bedroom, dressing room and guestroom-study on one side of the house, from the children’s rooms and kitchen on the other.””

— Brazwell Evans, Edith. “What's Right with Architecture". Architectural Record 127 (Mid-May 1960)