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THE JOHN W. GEIGER COLLECTION
FOR THE STUDY OF
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE

architectural records
John W. Geiger Series

RESIDENCE FOR MR. AND MRS. DON WILSON, PROJECT
Rancho Palos Verdes, California (1962)
John W. Geiger, architect

      This residential project was not built. The house design was, however, submitted to the city building department. The documentation consists of a presentation rendering, a  preliminary working drawing, and two sets of working drawings. 

 DRAWINGS

Presentation Rendering [Box 45]

Rendering by John Geiger (1962).
Pencil, ink, and colored marker on vellum paper. No scale given. Dimensions: 40" x 20".

Preliminary Working Drawing [Box 45]

Sheet [unnumbered]: Plot and Floor Plan (3/27/1962; revised 7/12/1962)

Brownline with pencil. Scale: not given. Dimensions: 40" x 24"

Working Drawings [Box 45]

There are two sets of working drawings with identical sheets. Although dated the same, the second group consists of a blueline copy returned with redline notes by the building department as a corrections set.

Sheet 1: Plot Plan (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/8 : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 2: Foundation Plan (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 3: Roof Framing Plans (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/8" : 1'; fullscale. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 4: Floor Plan (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 4A: Color Schedule (10/29/1962)

Brownline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 5: Elevations (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 6: Interior Sections (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 7: Typical Framing Details (10/29/1962)

Pencil on vellum paper; blueline. Scale: not given. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 8: Reflected Ceiling Plan (10/29/1962)

Brownline and pencil; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".

Sheet 9: Lighting Plan (10/29/1962)

Brownline and pencil; blueline. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 42-1/2" x 24".