Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Plan for chapel and campanile developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid and two sections through the chapel

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People:

Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)
Lloyd Wright (architect)

Title:

Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Plan for chapel and campanile developed on an equilateral parallelogram grid and two sections through the chapel

Date:

between 1946 and 1950

Description:

- The floor plan on this sheet of drawings for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, was developed on the equilateral parallelogram grid which is ruled on the verso. The grid unit is inscribed on several orthographic drawings (eg. DR1987:0530) and is described by Lloyd Wright in the architect's statement (DR1987:0869:011:009). The plan includes the chapel, vestry and part of the cloister. The cross section includes a sketch of one of the wall planters.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite; verso: graphite and pen and red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 89.1 x 118.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0531 R/V

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
cross section
longitudinal section

Point of View:

general views
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has folds along several edges.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.c.: "FLOOR PLAN"; and in various locations: with identification of features on the plan stamped and numbered - l.r.: "199" [job number]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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