“The markings are important to our consultants—they are ways of dividing up the space as we figure out exactly how to proceed,” says Demetrios, who points out that the first step will be to gently clean the concrete. The Foundation is working on the restoration with architectural firm Escher GuneWardena, who restored John Lautner’s Chemosphere House. “The architects are erring on the side of preserving the integrity of the structure.” Photo courtesy the Eames Foundation; © 2011 Eames Demetrios. Photo 9 of 11 in Eames Time Machine by Erika Heet

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“The markings are important to our consultants—they are ways of dividing up the space as we figure out exactly how to proceed,” says Demetrios, who points out that the first step will be to gently clean the concrete. The Foundation is working on the restoration with architectural firm Escher GuneWardena, who restored John Lautner’s Chemosphere House. “The architects are erring on the side of preserving the integrity of the structure.” Photo courtesy the Eames Foundation; © 2011 Eames Demetrios.