Wright Chat

As far as I know, all the Oboler designs except Eaglefeather were built and still stand.

... mean about the seemingly prosaic nature of Continuation being better than a conglomeration of geometries. I'll take a second and harder look at Eaglefeather based on this. I've always felt the fact this building wasn't built was a real loss. The "collision" of geometries has always ...

... If there is any notion of concrete blocks holding up the cantilevered carport roof, it will look ridiculous. Tom, to me, while the perspective of Eaglefeather is spectacular, the plan, which awkwardly combines hexagons and squares, is simply not very inspired. The Continuation, while comparatively ...

RG: this is a new post to me and going through it I saw a remark of yours in 2009 regarding Eaglefeather. It's not high in your list. This surprised me. Would you care to elaborate?

... 90% done. The new owners have done a great job and spared no expense in restoring the project with assistance from Eric Lloyd Wright. The original Eaglefeather house would never pass modern code, but the owners are considering building Continuation.

... Cottage seems solid to me. Never noticed this project before. The pass thru is curious, but interesting nevertheless. The project reminds me of Eaglefeather, which from the downhill side was also balanced asymmetrically and even had a sort of sawn off Tahoe crown.

I wondered that also because there are more Obler perfs marked on the plans. We know the Gatehouse perf design from 1941 but not the Eaglefeather perf design. (Again, though, this perf seems a later design than 40's to me.) When was the Obler Continuation last in the drafting room? Do you ...

... Chadwick 07/04/38 -12/31/42 Supervised: Pope; D. Wright Drafted: Pope Labored: Model building: Jim Charleton 12/1/39- 3-31-42 Supervised: Drafted: Eaglefeather (Obler) Labored: Larry Cuneo 01/01/38-12/31/40 Labored: Armstrong Started building photography studio in a Hillside former classroom (photographed ...

... shown there. The cluster of buildings around the gate are rectilinear, and don't lend themselves to diagonals very well. However, the plan for Eaglefeather, the unbuilt main residence, which incorporates a hexagonal planned living room, includes some diagonal boards on the "lantern" ...

Deke- the Gladney perspective JimM posted looked at first like the Lake Tahoe project .... It is beautiful in design. I think I see little bit of Sander in it and a little Eaglefeather too

... (demolished 1972) Marden (McLean, VA) -- Fontinalis Martin (Derby, NY) -- Graycliff Millard (Pasadena, CA) -- La Miniatura Oboler (Malibu, CA) -- Eaglefeather Pauson (Phoenix, AZ) -- Shiprock (burned 1942) Porter (Spring Green, WI) -- Tan-y-deri Price Jr. (Bartlesville, OK) – Hillside Price ...

... College-Child Of The Sun 1938: Fountain At FSC: Waterdome 1939: Pauson Residence-Shiprock 1940: Stevens Plantation-Auldbrass 1940: Oboler Complex-Eaglefeather 1941: Oboler Cottage-Eleanor's Retreat 1941: Wall Residence-Snowflake 1944: Johnson Research Tower-Heliolaboratory 1945: Walter Complex-Cedar ...

... II (Deephaven, MN) -- Northome (demolished 1972) Martin (Derby, NY) -- Graycliff Millard (Pasadena, CA) -- La Miniatura Oboler (Malibu, CA) -- Eaglefeather Pauson (Phoenix, AZ) -- Shiprock (burned 1942) Porter (Spring Green, WI) -- Tan-y-deri Price Sr. (Phoenix, AZ) -- Grandma House Rayward ...

Oboler is quite easy to see from Mullholland. Had they gone ahead with Eaglefeather it might be invisible from the street but not from PCH below.

Pearce is in a gated community but visible at from the freeway below. Don't try this if you're driving.

... at one point. I spoke to the Kevin Parkhurst in Eric Lloyd Wright's office at Mr. Wright's birthday party and indeed the plan is to someday build Eaglefeather and restorew the extant structures. The project is winding its way through the California Coastal Commission.