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(ABOVE): ELDORADO COUNTRY CLUB, CREDIT: JULIUS SHULMAN
PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES
(2004.R.10) © J. PAUL GETTY TRUST. (TOP RIGHT): ELDORADO COUNTRY
CLUB CREDIT: JULIUS SHULMAN PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE GETTY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES (2004.R.10) © J. PAUL GETTY
TRUST. (RIGHT): SLOANE RESIDENCE CREDIT: GAIL B. THOMPSON,
AGAYLE'S STUDIO, COURTESY OF TRACY CONRAD
TOP LEFT: CRANK-GARLAND RESIDENCE
CREDIT: JAMES BUTCHART; TOP RIGHT:
SHAMEL RESIDENCE CREDIT: JULIUS
SHULMAN PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE GETTY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES
(2004.R.10) © J. PAUL GETTY TRUST.
throughout the house that would cause the house to appear
daringly transparent, dissolving boundaries between interior
and exterior, and enhancing vistas to the mountains beyond,"
Lauria continues. Wide overhangs that produced shaded patios
that often framed graciously scaled pools were signatures, as
were floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors and beautifully designed
landscapes that encouraged entertaining and leisure time.
Low-rise forms, linear lines, single levels, modern pavilions,
abundant glass—everything an expanse. All were the hallmarks
of a proficient and deeply gifted master architect. Cody capitalized
on temperate climes, light and landscape, and incorporated these
elements in his work. In Cody's simplicity was a vision of some
fantasy. We're still fantasizing to this day.
