Cover: John S. Chase – The Chase Residence, by David Heymann and Stephen Fox (Tower Books, 2020).
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Chase Residence, Oakdale Circle, 1959. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, plan, 1959. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, north-south section through the courtyard, 1959. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, courtyard, looking northwest, 1959. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, axonometric, stage one, 1959. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, axonometric, stage two, 1968. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, ground floor plan, 1968. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, second floor plan, 1968. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, north-south section through the great room, 1968. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, great room, looking northwest, 1968. Houston, TX. Drawing by David Heymann, Brooke Burnside, Sarah Spielman, and Wei Zhou.
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Chase Residence, north elevation, 2019. Houston, TX. Courtesy of Hester + Hardaway, photographer.
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