THE JOHN W. GEIGER COLLECTION
FOR THE STUDY OF
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Records
Series 1: John W. Geiger
House Beautiful Magazine
Recreation Pavilion for Filon Corporation
Residence of Mr. and Mrs. David Perry
Beverly Hills, California (1959)
Curtis Besinger, architect
John W. Geiger, associate architect
Documentation consists of a sketch, working drawings, and an issue of the periodical in which the constructed building appeared. This pool pavilion was designed as an example of upscale entertainment space utilising the fiberglass reinforced acrylic building products of a commercial sponsor, Filon Plastics Corporation, for publication in House Beautiful magazine as part of the Pace Setter design series.
DRAWINGS
Sketches [Box 45]
Sheet [unnumbered]: Floor Plan (1959)
Pencil on tracing paper. Scale: Not given. Dimensions: 29" x 21".
Working Drawings [Box 45]
Sheet 1: Site Plan; Roof and Paving Plan ([1959])
Pencil on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4 : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 24".
Sheet 2: Foundation Plan ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 3: Floor Plan ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 4: South Elevation ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 5: Section ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 6: Details ([1959])
Pencil on vellum paper. Scale: measurements. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 7: Typical Details ([1959])
Pencil on vellum paper. Scale: measurements. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 8: Omitted, per note on Sheet 7
Sheet 9: Framing Details ([1959])
Pencil on vellum paper. Scale: measurements. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 10: Reflected Ceiling Plan ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
Sheet 11: Roof Framing Plan ([1959])
Pencil and colored ink on vellum paper. Scale: 1/4" : 1'. Dimensions: 29" x 42".
PROJECT FILE
Publications
Folder: House Beautiful (March, 1960) [vol. 102, #3]
Issue contains: "The Serene World of the 1960 Pace Setter Pool," pp. 134-137. [Box 40]
other references
Archival Collections
Two folders of documents relating to the design and construction of the Filon Recreation Pavilion are found in the Papers of Curtis Wray Besinger collection at the University of Kansas Libraries.