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MRS. SAMUEL GLADNEY
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GLADNEY SCHEME I
GLADNEY SCHEME II ADDITIONAL WRIGHT STUDIES |
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GLADNEY HOUSE, SCHEME I (PROJECT 1925) |
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Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Scheme
I, Fort Worth, Texas, (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502). Set of two plans for the Mrs. Samuel
William Gladney House, FLLW #2502. Designed in 1925 by Frank
Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two houses for Gladney,
Scheme I & II. Neither were build and they remained projects.
When Frank Lloyd Wright numbered each drawing, both Scheme I &
II were given the same number. But as additional research
revealed differences, Scheme I retained #2502, and Scheme II
became #2508.
“The
Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight promontory.
The nature of the design reveals this sense of looking out from
the bridge of a ship, with surrounding balconies and raised
terraces. Sculptured angles of wood parapets are in contrast to
the smooth surfaces of plaster walls. The project was rejected
when the client acquired a more even and conventional tract of
land in the suburbs of Fort Worth.
“Another design was made for her new property, but that was
rejected also. The first Gladney house makes use of the octagon
in plan. Ordinarily the eight-sided octagon can be a rather
clumsy form with which to work. But throughout his career
Frank Lloyd Wright several times employed it, always with
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grace.”
Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer, 1985/1988.
In Volume 12, Pfeiffer published full page renderings of Scheme
I & II, on an adjoining spread for comparing the two projects.
Frank Lloyd Wright In His Renderings 1887-1959, Pfeiffer,
1984/1989, plates 81 & 82.
Scheme I: “Two different perspectives of the same house
illustrate a building set on the edge of a steep hill. When
Wright exhibited this project in his exhibition of
1930-1931, he explained the project as: "A study for a house
on a steep bank-overlooking a great plain-hot winds."46 Both
perspectives also reveal an interesting and startling
geometry unlike anything that Wright had done up to this
time. On one drawing he has inscribed "Concrete and boards"
to indicate the materials for construction. Other than an
isometric plan at the base of one draw-ing, no other plans
survive. Common to both versions are the three stepped-down
terraces obviously intended for plantings that tie the
building to the hill slope. The board treatment on drawing
2502.001 is reminiscent of the board treatment of the Lake
Tahoe floating cabins.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works
1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134.
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1) SCHEME I: PERSPECTIVE
DETAIL
2) SCHEME i: PERSPECTIVE DETAIL
3) SCHEME i: PERSPECTIVE DETAIL |
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Date:
1925
Title:
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House,
Scheme I, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.01).
Description:
Perspective view of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, FLLW #2502.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two houses
for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were build and they remained projects.
Scheme I: “Two different perspectives of the same house illustrate a
building set on the edge of a steep hill. When Wright exhibited this project
in his exhibition of 1930-1931, he explained the project as: "A study for a
house on a steep bank-overlooking a great plain-hot winds."46 Both
perspectives also reveal an interesting and startling geometry unlike
anything that Wright had done up to this time. On one drawing he has
inscribed "Concrete and boards" to indicate the materials for construction.
Other than an isometric plan at the base of one draw-ing, no other plans
survive. Common to both versions are the three stepped-down terraces
obviously intended for plantings that tie the building oto the hill slope.
The board treatment on drawing 2502.01 is reminiscent of the
board treatment of the Lake Tahoe floating cabins.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works
1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134.
Hand written lower left: “2502.01. House - Cncrete and Boards - Gladney, Fort Worth, Texas.”
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery
Library. See Additional
Details...
Size:
10 x 7 Color Photograph.
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Date:
1925
Title:
1) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 2, Perspective View
(Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.02).
Description:
Exterior perspective view from below,
Plan. Hand written lower left: “2502.02.” Text lower right:
“[Square] Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney, Texas.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed
two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were build and
they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
2) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 3, Perspective View (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.03).
Description:
Exterior perspective view from below,
Plan. Hand written lower left: “2502.03.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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GLADNEY HOUSE, SCHEME
II (PROJECT 1925) |
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Mrs. Samuel William Gladney
House, Scheme II, Fort Worth, Texas, (Project 1925 - FLLW
#2508). Set of thirteen plans for the Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, FLLW #2508. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Wright actually designed two houses for Gladney,
Scheme I and II. This is Scheme II. Neither were build and
they remained projects. When Frank Lloyd Wright numbered
each drawing, both Scheme I & II were given the same number.
But as additional research revealed differences, Scheme I
retained #2502, and Scheme II became #2508.
“The location of the second design for Mrs. Gladney is
noticeably different from the first one, placed on a more
conventional lot rather than the edge of a steep hill. The
house has a strong vertical aspect to it created by its
three levels. The ground floor, containing the utilities,
heat, laundry, and storage in a
rectangular-shaped plan, is also the entrance level. A
two-car
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garage is attached at
one corner, protruding out from the main rectangle. Although
no section reveals much of a slope to the site, the main
floor plan opens opposite the garage and entrance side onto
a terrace. The upper, or third floor, level contains two
bedrooms and two baths. Each bedroom has its own fireplace,
sharing the chimney mass with the living room fireplace
below. The overall geometry of the house is spectacular,
with the lapped boards wrapping around the upper level at
the corners of the house, the vertical sash obviously
intended to be leaded glass, and, above it all, a
three-tiered roof projection that is strongly reminiscent of
the projecting roofs of Chinese and Japanese pagodas, but
here rendered in a typical Wrightian idiom. Indeed, it is a
work that would have required a cabinetmaker rather than a
carpenter to execute.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works
1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.135-136.
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1) SCHEME II: AERIAL VIEW
(2) SCHEME II: PERSPECTIVE (COLOR)
2) SCHEME II: PERSPECTIVE VIEW
3) SCHEME II: FIRST FLOOR PLAN
4) SCHEME II: GROUND FLOOR PLAN
5) SCHEME II: SECTIONS
6) SCHEME II: ELEVATIONS
7) SCHEME II: SECOND FLOOR PLAN
8) SCHEME II: ELEVATIONS
9) SCHEME II: CEILING, FRAMING
10) SCHEME II: ELEVATION, KITCHEN
11) SCHEME II: SECTIONS
12) SCHEME II: PLOT PLAN
13) SCHEME II: ELEVATION
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Date:
1925
Title:
1) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort
Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 1 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.01).
Description:
Aerial Isometric View. Hand written lower
left: “2508.01.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Scheme
II, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective (Project 1925 - FLLW
#2508.02).
Description:
Perspective view of the Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, FLLW #2508.02. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd
Wright. Wright actually designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme
I & II. Neither were build and they remained projects.
Scheme II: “The location of the second design for Mrs. Gladney
is noticeably different from the first one, placed on a more
conventional lot rather than the edge of a steep hill. The house
has a strong vertical aspect to it created by its three levels.
The ground floor, containing the utilities, heat, laundry, and
storage in a rectangular-shaped plan, is also the entrance
level. A two-car garage is attached at one corner, protruding
out from the main rectangle. Although no section reveals much of
a slope to the site, the main floor plan opens opposite the
garage and entrance side onto a terrace. The upper, or third
floor, level contains two bedrooms and two baths. Each bedroom
has its own fireplace, sharing the chimney mass with the living
room fireplace below. The overall geometry of the house is
spectacular, with the lapped boards wrapping around the upper
level at the corners of the house, the vertical sash obviously
intended to be leaded glass, and, above it all, a three-tiered
roof projection that is strongly reminiscent of the projecting
roofs of Chinese and Japanese pagodas, but here rendered in a
typical Wrightian idiom. Indeed, it is a work that would have
required a cabinetmaker rather than a carpenter to execute.”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works
1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.135-136.
Text upper left corner: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney in Fort Worth, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect,
Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Hand written lower left: “2508.02.”
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library.
See Additional
Details...
Size:
10 x 7 Color Photograph.
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Date:
1925
Title:
2) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort
Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 2 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.02).
Description:
Exterior Perspective View, Plan. Text upper left corner:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney in Fort Worth, Texas.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Hand
written lower left: “2508.02.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title: 3) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 3 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.03).
Description:
First Floor Plan. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Spring
Green, Wis. Main Floor.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin. ” Full size copy
of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title: 4) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 4 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.04).
Description:
Ground Floor Plan. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel
William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Ground Floor.” Lower right
text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title: 5)
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II,
Sheet 5 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.05).
Description:
Wall Sections, Framing Details. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs.
Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Cross Section.
Sections Through Roof Sections, Details.” Lower right text:
“Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title: 6)
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II,
Sheet 6 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.06).
Description:
Elevation Toward Northwest, Cross Section. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Cross Section. Elevation Looking North-West. Section C.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title: 7)
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II,
Sheet 7 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.07).
Description:
Second Floor Plan, Framing Detail. Upper text: “Residence for
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Floor Plan of
First Floor.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect,
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Second floor includes two
bedrooms and a balcony. Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
8) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 8 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.08).
Description:
Elevation Toward Southwest, Gable Detail. Upper text: “Residence
for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Elevation
Looking South West.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
9) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 9 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.09).
Description:
Ceiling, Roof Plans, Framing Detail. Upper text: “Residence for
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Roof Plan,
Detail.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect,
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of original
plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
10) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 10 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.10).
Description:
Elevation Toward Southeast, Kitchen Section. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Elevation Looking South-East, Section Through Kitchen.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
11) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 11 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.11).
Description:
Longitudinal Section, Fireplace, Terrace Details. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Longitudinal Section.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
12) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 12 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.12).
Description:
Plot Plan. Full size copy of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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Date:
1925
Title:
13) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 13 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.13).
Description: Elevation Toward
Northeast. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Elevation Looking North-East.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin.” Hand written lower left: “2508.13.” Full size
copy of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. See Additional
Details...
Size:
32 x 24
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GLADNEY HOUSE, SCHEME I (PROJECT 1925) |
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1) GLADNEY SCHEME
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1) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House,
Scheme I, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.01).
Perspective view of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, FLLW #2502.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two houses
for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were build and they remained projects.
Scheme I: “Two
different perspectives of the same house illustrate a
building set on the edge of a steep hill. When Wright
exhibited this project in his exhibition of 1930-1931, he
explained the project as: "A study for a house on a steep
bank-overlooking a great plain-hot winds."46 Both
perspectives also reveal an interesting and startling
geometry unlike anything that Wright had done up to this
time. On one drawing he has inscribed "Concrete and boards"
to indicate the materials for construction...”
Frank Lloyd Wright, Complete Works
1917-1942, Pfeiffer, 2010, p.134.
Hand written lower left: “2502.01. House - Cncrete
and Boards - Gladney, Fort Worth, Texas.” (S#0171.42.0225) |
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Scheme I, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.01). |
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1C) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House,
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2) GLADNEY SCHEME
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2) Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 2 Perspective
View (Project
1925 - FLLW #2502.02).
Exterior view from below, Plan. Hand written
lower left: “2502.02.” Text lower right: “[Square] Residence
for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright,
Architect.” Full size copy of original plan. Designed in 1925 by
Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two houses for
Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were build and they remained
projects.
“The
Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a
more even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of
Fort Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936,
Pfeiffer, 1985/1988. (S#0171.40.1224-1) |
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3) GLADNEY SCHEME
I: PERSPECTIVE |
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3) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 3, Perspective View (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.03). Exterior
perspective view from below,
Plan. Hand written lower left: “2502.03.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
“The Gladney opus was to stand on the edge of a slight
promontory. The nature of the design reveals this sense of
looking out from the bridge of a ship, with surrounding
balconies and raised terraces. Sculptured angles of wood
parapets are in contrast to the smooth surfaces of plaster
walls. The project was rejected when the client acquired a more
even and conventional tract of land in the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1924-1936, Pfeiffer,
1985/1988. (S#0171.40.1224-2) |
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3B)
Detail view of Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 3, Perspective View
and Plan (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.03). |
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3C)
Detail view of Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 3, Perspective View
and Plan (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.03). |
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3D)
Detail view of Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme 1, Sheet 3, Perspective View
and Plan (Project 1925 - FLLW #2502.03). |
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GLADNEY HOUSE, SCHEME
II (PROJECT 1925) |
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1) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: AERIAL VIEW |
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1) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House,
Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 1 (Project 1925 - FLLW
#2508.01). Aerial Isometric View. Hand written lower
left: “2508.01.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-1) |
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1B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 1
(Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.01). Aerial Isometric View. |
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(2) SCHEME
II: PERSPECTIVE VIEW (COLOR) |
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(2) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney
House, Scheme II, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective (Project
1925 - FLLW #2508.02). Perspective view of the Mrs. Samuel
William Gladney House, FLLW #2508.02. Designed in 1925 by
Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two houses for
Gladney, Scheme I & II. Scheme II: “The location of the
second design for Mrs. Gladney is noticeably different from
the first one, placed on a more conventional lot rather than
the edge of a steep hill. The house has a strong vertical
aspect to it created by its three levels. The ground floor,
containing the utilities, heat, laundry, and storage in a
rectangular-shaped plan, is also the entrance level. A
two-car garage is attached at one corner, protruding out
from the main rectangle. Although no section reveals much of
a slope to the site, the main floor plan opens opposite the
garage and entrance side onto a terrace. The upper, or third
floor, level contains two bedrooms and two baths...” (S#0171.43.0225) |
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(2B) Detail if the Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, Scheme II, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective
(Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.02). |
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(2C) Detail if the Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney House, Scheme II, Fort Worth, Texas, Perspective
(Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.02). |
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2) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: PERSPECTIVE |
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2) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort
Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 2 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.02).
Exterior Perspective View, Plan. Text upper left corner:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney in Fort Worth, Texas.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Hand
written lower left: “2508.02.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-2) |
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2B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort
Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 2 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.02).
Exterior Perspective View, Plan. |
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3) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: MAIN FLOOR PLAN |
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3) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 3 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.03).
First Floor Plan. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Spring
Green, Wis. Main Floor.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin. ” Full size copy
of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
(S#0171.41.1224-3) |
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4) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: GROUND FLOOR PLAN |
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4) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 4 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.04).
Ground Floor Plan. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel
William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Ground Floor.” Lower right
text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-4) |
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4B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House,
Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 4 (Project 1925 - FLLW
#2508.04).
Ground Floor Plan. |
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5) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: SECTIONS |
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5) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 5 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.05).
Wall Sections, Framing Details. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs.
Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Cross Section.
Sections Through Roof Sections, Details.” Lower right text:
“Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green,
Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-5) |
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6) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: ELEVATION |
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6) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 6 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.06).
Elevation Toward Northwest, Cross Section. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Cross Section. Elevation Looking North-West. Section C.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin. ” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-6) |
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6B)
Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth,
Texas, Scheme II, Sheet 6 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.06).
Elevation Toward Northwest, Cross Section. |
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7) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: SECOND FLOOR PLAN |
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7) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 7 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.07).
Second Floor Plan, Framing Detail. Upper text: “Residence for
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Floor Plan of
First Floor.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect,
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Second floor includes two
bedrooms and a balcony. Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-7) |
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8) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: ELEVATION |
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8) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 8 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.08).
Elevation Toward Southwest, Gable Detail. Upper text: “Residence
for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Elevation
Looking South West.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in
1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually designed two
houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were build and
they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-8) |
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8B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 8 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.08).
Elevation Toward Southwest, Gable Detail. |
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8C) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 8 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.08).
Elevation Toward Southwest, Gable Detail. |
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9) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: CEILING, FRAMING |
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9) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 9 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.09).
Ceiling, Roof Plans, Framing Detail. Upper text: “Residence for
Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Roof Plan,
Detail.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect,
Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of original
plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-9) |
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10) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: ELEVATION |
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10) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 10 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.10).
Elevation Toward Southeast, Kitchen Section. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Elevation Looking South-East, Section Through Kitchen.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of original plan.
Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects.
(S#0171.41.1224-10) |
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10B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 10 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.10).
Elevation Toward Southeast, Kitchen Section. |
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11) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: SECTIONS |
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11) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 11 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.11).
Longitudinal Section, Fireplace, Terrace Details. Upper text:
“Residence for Mrs. Samuel William Gladney Fort Worth, Texas.
Longitudinal Section.” Lower right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin.” Full size copy of
original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-11) |
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11B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 11 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.11).
Longitudinal Section, Fireplace, Terrace Details. |
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11C) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas, Scheme
II, Sheet 11 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.11).
Longitudinal Section, Fireplace, Terrace Details. |
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12) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: PLOT PLAN |
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2) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 12 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.12).
Plot Plan. Full size copy of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-12) |
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13) GLADNEY SCHEME
II: ELEVATION |
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13) Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 13 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.13).Elevation Toward
Northeast. Upper text: “Residence for Mrs. Samuel William
Gladney Fort Worth, Texas. Elevation Looking North-East.” Lower
right text: “Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Taliesin, Spring
Green, Wisconsin.” Hand written lower left: “2508.13.” Full size
copy of original plan. Designed in 1925 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright actually
designed two houses for Gladney, Scheme I & II. Neither were
build and they remained projects. (S#0171.41.1224-13) |
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13B) Detail of the Mrs. Samuel William Gladney House, Fort Worth, Texas,
Scheme II, Sheet 13 (Project 1925 - FLLW #2508.13).Elevation Toward
Northeast. |
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