OUR RADIANT EPIPHANY / two cosmic conscious projects, 1962-1964

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

>(i had seen a >miracle<

>of another dimension<

+SANSOUCI FOREST in 1962+

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>because of my >1947 UFO sighting was radiant<

>w/ excitement as i had >completed building our<

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+> / SANSOUCI FOREST)+

>glazed studio pavilion house & >3 other projects<

>when i received 2 profound design commissions<

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+LOOKING BACK+

>i was galvanized w/ the >happiness of our young<

>family of marian, derek, bronwen & i in out new<

+(PROFs HECK, STAUB & FRIENDS+

+BLAKELY & MESSINA GAVE ME+

+SPECIAL >SPIRITUAL SUPPORT)+

>forest home & the >realization of a vision for our<

>cosmic conscious passion w/ 2 new commissions<

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+BELOW ARE 13 SMALL PHOTOS+

+INTRODUCING these >PROJECTS+

>for my new architect friends<

+ANTOINE  PREDOCK (new mexico)+

+AND KIKUMA WATANABE (japan)+

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>the first of these commissions< was from<
>a french born ship builder w/ contracts to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SELIGMAN RESIDENCE)+
>build steel ships / >this encouraged me to<
>use steel frame fabricated in his ship yard<
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 >this became the largest residence i built<
>in louisiana & very importantly the first<
+(GREAT WRITER >WALKER+
+PERCY LIVED NEXT DOOR)+
>circular cosmic conscious design / a fine<
>site on the tchefuncte river in covington<
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>these small photos are almost 50 years<

>old and are very faded but my camera<

+(I ACTED AS BUILDER AS+

+WELL AS the ARCHITECT)+

>an >apple i-pad has done a fine job to<

>document >drama of the construction<

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>just after building the >seligman residence<

>i built the witty residence in a new orleans<

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+>  / WILTY RESIDENCE)+

>suburb / professor heck of LSU considered<

>this my best louisiana design (published 64)<

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 >the >steel frame of the seligman residence<
>made it possible to construct the roof early<
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+ / POST & BEAM FRAME)+
>in the process / >the horseshoe shape gave<
>a >powerful facade to the northen entrance<
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+COSMIC CARPORT #1+
>the carport in construction is fan shaped<
>w/ beams fanning out from a center steel<
+(CARPORT STRUCTURE /+
+SELIGMAN RESIDENCE)+
>column / this is a first time i have shown<
>these carport photos / i do like the result<
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 +COSMIC CARPORT #2+
>as a satellite of the house on the entrance<
>side it had to relate but remain secondary<
+RADIANT VISION+
>i confess i was pleased as was the clients<
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 +COSMIC CARPORT #3+
>i also designed a dog house< >for the clients<
>daughter in the rear near the swimming pool<
+FOR ONE BRIEF+
>it had a vaulted roof like our silver ship roof<
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 +COSMIC CARPORT 4+
>the clients wanted the house low profile<
>it was never published >(pierucci house<
+MOMENT, THERE+
>clients also) only the birds can see them<
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 +COSMIC CARPORT #5+
>my good artistic friends walker percy and<
>garlic barranger were neighbors / sadly all<
+WAS CAMELOT+ !
>are gone / even the house killed by katrina<
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 >the witty residence >had the virtue of a<
>living room inside a garden patio< BUT<
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+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>the seligman residence had the virtue of<
>cosmic consciousness< in entrance view<
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 >the house was >completely different on the<
>south side as all houses should be / >with a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ARCADIAN SPIRIT)+
>sunny view out to the river from each room<
>the internal mode was w/ an >arcadian spirit<
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 >i love this photo of >derek our son at about<
>four years running up the hill from the river<
+(DEREK'S FIRST VISION+
+OF the >NEW ARCADIA)+
>on the south side, toward the house />it was<
>a great reward for me >(a radiant revelation)<
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+I APOLOGISE FOR THE FADED+
+PHOTOS /  >BUT THEY ARE 47+
>(the cosmic quality causes<
>an ageless spiritual factor)<
+YEARS OLD<  >THE QUALITY+
+REMINDS OF THEIR VINTAGE+
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>synchronistic is my being on Facebook<
>with my friends tom hart & jim hubble<
+(GOOGLE my FACEBOOK pg+
+EUGENE RAY ARCHITECT)+
>and now >antoine precook and kikuma<
>watanabe >(wish i could read japanese)<
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+ALL BEST REGARDS to NEW &+
+OLD FRIENDS on >FACEBOOK+
>(for my francophile friends<
>just acquired new material<
>from >d.g.wills bookshop)<
+plus YOU MY >BLOG FRIENDS+
+LOOK for NEW FRENCH DATA+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu