Smith and Williams: Goodrich house (San Marino, Calif.)

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Description

Interior screens separate the functions in the open plan living zone of the Goodrich house and yet still keep the volume spacious.

For the Calvin Goodrich house, Whitney Smith designed a "petal" roof: four identical gables, floating above triangular clerestories and supported by posts at the four corners. Smith possibly borrowed the idea of the "petal" roof from his mentor Harwell Harris.

Creator

Smith and Williams, architects
Marvin Rand, photographer

Source

Smith & Williams records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1959

Rights

© Marvin Rand Estate

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Collection

Citation

Smith and Williams, architects Marvin Rand, photographer, “Smith and Williams: Goodrich house (San Marino, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 3, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/521.