Winslow Wedin installing Windows in Ensculptic

The Architect, Winslow Elliott Wedin, is shown, in this summer 1969 photo taken by Carol Wedin, installing one of the thermopane windows in the dining area of the Ensculptic -III home in Minnetrista, Minnesota. Openings in the roof overhang follow the shapes of the windows. The strong orange color of the urethane foam ( a product of the 1960's) is the result of the new, spray applied, white foam being exposed to sunlight.

At this stage, the foam will be sanded smooth by the members of the student construction team and be followed by a professionally applied structural layer of glass reinforced fiberglass forming a thin shell. To this shell an opaque  protective "Gel Coat" is applied. The Architect had intended this gel coat to be a metallic gold, similar to the boat hulls being constructed at the factories near by, as the model had indicated. However, the Littlejohn's selected a white, which in winter blended the building into the snow cover producing a continuous environment following the philosophy of the Architect.

The ropes shown dangling from the roof are part of the safety system for the sanding procedure already in progress.