This was Jones’s first residential commission for a client. The influence of Frank Lloyd Wright is evident in the angularity of the plan, the horizontal sweep and the flared redwood cladding. Extensively glazed living spaces sit atop a recessed street-level garage and a projecting bedroom wing is elevated on a steep slope. When restoration work began, the pool had been buried in the rear yard and the structure had been neglected for decades. Working with original drawings from the UCLA Archive Boyd restored the original configuration, editing out layered additions in the breakfast area and adding back the built-in L-sofa. He refreshed the exposed brick hearth, cabinetry and stepped ceilings, along with an open staircase and period fittings. The exterior redwood had deteriorated too far to be left in its raw state, so this was sanded and painted the soft gray that Jones used on some of his later houses. The gardens by Garret Eckbo were also restored and rejuvenated, with new plantings and a pool added to the grounds.
