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: 101 Big Pass Lane
City: Siesta Key
State: Florida
Zip Code: 34242
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Demolished in 2007
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1941
Site Area: 27,026 s.f. waterfront lot
Floor Area: 3 beds 3 baths, 2712 s.f.
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 1
Building Cost:
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Ralph S. Twitchell
Architect: Ralph S. Twitchell
Associate Architect: Paul M. Rudolph
Landscape:
Structural:
MEP:
QS/PM:
SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
Subcontractor(s):
Twitchell Residence
The project is the first house built after Rudolph partnered with Ralph Twitchell.
The home is featured in the Architectural Forum, September 1947.
in 1969, the owners are Garrison and Marjorie Creighton.
The house is damaged by fire in the carport.
Repairing the house will mean dealing with the ‘50-percent rule’ which requires elevating the house, which is in a “V” flood zone, by 13 feet to FEMA’s base-flood elevation if more than 50 percent of the structure’s value is spent on renovation.
The residence is owned by Harold and Harriet McCurdy until it is sold by Harriet McCurdy and Joan Ewers to Joe King
Architect Joe King buys the house in 05/05/05 for $2,650,000 with hopes of restoring it
King sells the property in 11/06/07 for $2,800,000 to Clyde H Wilson, Jr.
“The house became the prototype for the post and beam dwellings that Rudolph developed in partnership after World War II”
“The sandlike color and subtle texture of the lime block, the natural color of the cypress, and the transparency and reflection of the glass all contribute to make the house an integral part of the Florida landscape.”
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
Florida Memory - The State Archives of Florida
RELATED DOWNLOADS
PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Architectural Forum, September 1947.
Architectural Forum, April 1948.
John Howey. (1997). The Sarasota School of Architecture 1941-1966. MIT Press.
Domin, Christopher, et al. Paul Rudolph: the Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Zollo, Cathy. “Historic Twitchell Beach Home Gets New Life Away from Siesta Key.” Sarasota Herald, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 19 July 2007, www.heraldtribune.com/news/20070719/historic-twitchell-beach-home-gets-new-life-away-from-siesta-key.
Alison Furuto. "'After You Left, They Took It Apart': Paul Rudolph Exhibition at Colgate" 30 Aug 2011. ArchDaily <https://www.archdaily.com/164271/after-you-left-they-took-it-apart-paul-rudolph-exhibition-at-colgate/> ISSN 0719-8884
“From Dreams to Debris.” Sarasota Herald, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2013, www.heraldtribune.com/news/20131215/from-dreams-to-debris.
Timothy Rohan. (2014). The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. Yale University Press.
“Siesta Key Architecture a Natural.” Oceane Siesta Key - Waterfront Condos Siesta Key Sarasota Florida, 27 Mar. 2017, www.oceanesiestakey.com/press/siesta-key-architecture-natural/.