Architect and engineer . e ifthe architectural idea is easily discoveredand forms the basis of the artistic concep-tion. Henry Gutterson, the architect of theSanatorium at San Francisco for the Chris-tian Science Benevolent Association, Pa-cific Coast, has succeeded in producing anefifect that does this in a very striking man-ner. The building is placed in a grove ofsplendid Eucalyptus trees and has taken itsidea from its setting. For this reason a wordshould be devoted to the site itself, awooded hillside sloping rather abruptly to-ward the southeast. A good deal of studyand scheming must hav
Architect and engineer . e ifthe architectural idea is easily discoveredand forms the basis of the artistic concep-tion. Henry Gutterson, the architect of theSanatorium at San Francisco for the Chris-tian Science Benevolent Association, Pa-cific Coast, has succeeded in producing anefifect that does this in a very striking man-ner. The building is placed in a grove ofsplendid Eucalyptus trees and has taken itsidea from its setting. For this reason a wordshould be devoted to the site itself, awooded hillside sloping rather abruptly to-ward the southeast. A good deal of studyand scheming must have been necessary tosurmount the apparent difficulties of thisterrain. Mr. Gutterson has reached a solu-tion of all thesedifficulties and has,as is often the case,converted seemingdifficulties intovery real advan-tages. We imaginethat the very factthat seriousthought and studywere required tothoroughly under-stand the site andits possibilities, hadmuch to do withthe originality andfrankness of the ar-chitectural idea fin-. A STUDY IN MODERNISMPhoto bv Morton & Co. ally adopted. We use the word originalityadvisedly, for though the building is con-ceived and treated in a traditional style ofarchitecture, it is a style that is not oftenused here in California and its use requiredcourage, and a conviction that it was pe-culiarly adapted to the unusual conditionsnot only of the program but also of the im-mediate surroundings. The heavy growth of towering trees run-ning down the hillside into a ravine gaveseclusion and a very restful sense of havinggotten out of the world for a moment. Asthe purpose of the building is to achievethis very thing, it became quite essentialthat the seclusion and peacefulness of theplace should not be disturbed but that fulladvantage should be taken of these naturalcharacteristics. There was a certain danger of gloomand loneliness inthis wild setting inthe shadow of treesand hillside thathad to be over-come, so that it wasnecessary to pre-serve certain qua
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