The drawings of a forgotten house: Analysis of the graphic archive of the Davies house by Anshen &amp

[EN] This article brings to light and examines the original drawings of the Davies House (Woodside, California; 1940 1941), the first work by Anshen & Allen, preserved in the Environmental Design Archives at UC Berkeley. The analysis of this previously unpublished corpus of plans, sketches,...

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Autor: Díez Martínez, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:riunet______::0d349e947aea7bf5f2dc6615ed552feb
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/234231
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Archive
California modernism
Bay Area
Single-family home
Archivo
Arquitectura moderna
Californiana
Bahía de San Francisco
Vivienda unifamiliar
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Sumario:[EN] This article brings to light and examines the original drawings of the Davies House (Woodside, California; 1940 1941), the first work by Anshen & Allen, preserved in the Environmental Design Archives at UC Berkeley. The analysis of this previously unpublished corpus of plans, sketches, and perspectives reveals how graphic representation functioned simultaneously as a tool for the architects thinking and as a space for dialogue and negotiation with their client. The conclusions show that drawing was key to the development of a comprehensive conception of architecture in which technique, intuition, and landscape converge, while also highlighting the historiographical value of graphic archives and their potential as alternative means for preserving modernist architectural heritage.