Welcome to the Archives of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. The purpose of this online database is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

Unless otherwise noted, all images and drawings are copyright © The Estate of Paul Rudolph and The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. Please speak with a representative of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation to get permission to use any drawings or photos. Drawings, sketches and other materials produced by Rudolph’s architectural office at the Library of Congress are maintained there for preservation, but the intellectual property rights belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate and Ernst Wagner, founder of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation.

LOCATION
Address: 54 Spanish River Drive
City: Boynton Beach
State: Florida
Zip Code: 33435
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1960-1961
Site Area: 4,287 s.f.
Floor Area: 4 beds 3.5 bath 3,621 s.f.
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 2
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: R. H. Daisley
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect: Richard T. Hanna
Landscape: Boynton Landscape Company
Structural:
MEP: Air Conditioning Designers
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor: Warren D. Reiff
Subcontractor(s):

Daisley Residence

The residence is designed for a subdivision which requires all roofs to be pitched. Rudolph turns this restriction into a design feature of the house, pulling them apart and combining them in a way to play them against each other.
All of the structural bearing walls are built of sand-colored concrete block, run in stacked bond.
The roofs are surfaced with off-white enameled aluminum
The interior is finished with terrazzo floors and acoustic plaster for ceilings
The house is sold for $262,500 on May 01, 1981
The house is sold for $330,000 on May 01, 1984
The house is listed for $1,500,000 on December 02, 2007 and delisted May 31, 2008
The house is listed for $2,595,000 on December 12, 2019 and sold for $2,435,000 on January 16, 2020