Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas, Plan and perspective
Joel Sanders
American, born 1956
1995
An architectural plan-and-perspective for the Kyle Residence that fuses plan, section and view into a single mixed-media proposal, using cut paper, pressure‑sensitive polymer sheets, ink and drafting film to convey both technical layout and interior experience.
You first notice the precise drafting geometry and site annotations, then the translucent colored planes and collage fragments that float above the lines, making the plan feel both clinical and unexpectedly atmospheric.
The work exemplifies a 1990s shift in architectural representation toward hybrid, hand‑crafted and reprographic techniques that communicate technical data and the sensory ambitions of a design in one image.
Medium
Cut-and-pasted paper, cut-and-pasted pressure sensitive synthetic polymer sheets, and ink on drafting film over photo-electrostatic print
Dimensions
23 x 24" (58.4 x 61 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the Peter Norton Family Foundation
Accession
275.1999
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