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.
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: 4684 West 6th Street
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip Code: 90020
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1984
Site Area: 17,052 ft² (1,584.2 m²)
Floor Area: 3 beds, 4.5 baths; 3,811 ft² (354 m²)
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 2
Building Cost:
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Michael P. Glazer and Joan V. Lenihan
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect:
Landscape:
Structural:
MEP:
QS/PM:
SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
Subcontractor(s):
Glazer Residence
The project scope is to design a new residence for Michael Perlow Glazer (1940-) and Joan V. Lenihan (1942-).
The arrangement of design is based on Rudolph’s preferred pinwheel plan archetype.
The house has four distinct courtyards.
The landscaping is designed by Robert Zion.
The house is sold for $790,000 USD on November 13, 1992.
The residence is listed for sale on May 02, 2000.
The listing is removed on June 18, 2000.
The house is sold for $1,050,010 USD on August 04, 2000.
An addition is added in 2010 by Los Angeles based architectural firm Heisler Design Group.
The residence is listed for rent for $32,000 USD/month on August 23, 2014.
The listing is removed on November 01, 2014.
““For visual excitement and to open the 3,000 square feet of interior space to the outdoors, Rudolph gave the house a pinwheel-shaped plan. Donald Luckenbill, the job captain, explains, ‘There are three levels of indoor and outdoor spaces that spiral up to a fourth level, which contains the master bedroom suite.’ On the sloping property the living room, guest bedroom, and kitchen are all adjacent to garden courts, each with a distinct character. Rudolph, who loves automobiles and thinks of them as ‘outer garments that you put on and take off,’ considers the vine-covered motor court as a special ‘room for the car.’ ””
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
RELATED DOWNLOADS
PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Margaret Kennedy and Louis Oliver Gropp. House Beautiful Bathrooms. Edited by Sally Clark and House Beautiful Magazine, Hearst Books, 1999.
Roberto De Alba. Paul Rudolph: The Late Work. Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.