A japanese inspired guest house at the property of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard M. Sperry, Los Angeles | Architects: Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons

Sometimes the best part of a day in the sun comes about four in the afternoon when you step into a cool and shaded retreat where the sun is all around you, but not on you. Refuge from the sun is one purpose of the poolside pavilion you see opposite. This serene retreat might well be the model for a modern Japanese Teahouse of the August Moon. It is a high-ceilinged, light and airy structure, with one wall of sliding glass doors, the others of natural plywood panels and glass which follow the outline of shoji walls. Inside, an ingenious floor plan shows what can be done to divide a big square area into one, two or three rooms. Simply by sliding panels, two bed-alcoves which flank a center bathroom can be closed off in complete privacy. When open, the entire pavilion becomes one big party room. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard M. Sperry of Los Angeles use it for poolside parties or as living and entertaining headquarters for their two college-age sons when they are at home. 

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source: House and Garden Magazine | January 1954