Eames House Conservation Project Cemesto Panel Investigations Phase 1

Eames House Conservation Project Cemesto Panel Investigations Phase 1This volume presents findings from the first of two phases of study on the Cemesto panels used for exterior cladding on the Eames House residence and studio. It describes the history and properties of Cemesto, contextualizing its use at the Eames House and assessing the materials significance as an element of the Eames House. The report then addresses mechanisms of deterioration based on limited laboratory testing and a visual evaluation of the panels

This volume presents findings from the first of two phases of study on the Cemesto panels used for exterior cladding on the Eames House residence and studio. It describes the history and properties of Cemesto, contextualizing its use at the Eames House and assessing the materialÕs significance as an element of the Eames House. The report then addresses mechanisms of deterioration based on limited laboratory testing and a visual evaluation of the panels and their surrounding steel frames and sealants, conducted in 2015 and again in 2022.

These studies are part of the decade-long collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute and the Charles and Ray Eames House Preservation Foundation. Since 2011, this partnership has demonstrated the application of internationally recognized conservation methodologies at the Eames House, including material investigations and condition assessments of the buildings, contents, and setting to design and implement conservation measures and prepare a conservation management plan, a policy framework to assist the Eames Foundation in the ongoing care and management of the site. This plan and the results of the investigations conducted between 2011 and 2016 were published in 2018 and 2019, respectively.