File 39 - Thematic House 1978-84 Elevation sketches (late)

Bundle of drawings with a covering page labelled 'Rear Elevation'. The bundle is wrapped in a whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'C&M Jencks House: conservatory sketch Nov 1980' with manuscript annotations.

Within the bundle, there is also a smaller bundle of papers, also wrapped inside a whiteprint. This whiteprint is annotated 'Key Elevation. Done in Scotland June [crossed out]/July 1980. C. Jencks'. This bundle includes:
-photocopied drawings of windows
-pencil drawing on tracing paper of balustrades, folded
- whiteprint drawing of windows, doors and balustrades annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
-photocopied elevation drawings with pen annotations
-whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Setting out Jacuzzi Elevation' Aug 1981, folded and used as a wrapper. Inside are a whiteprint drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Rear Elevation' Feb 1981 [folded] and photocopied front elevations with pen annotations
-unlabelled whiteprints of front elevation and axonometric drawings, with a list of potential savings to be offset against the balustrading and columns
-whiteprint rear elevation annotated 'key elevation. Done in Scotland. June 1980? [crossed out]. July 18, 1980. C Jencks'.
-whiteprint front elevation with a note from Charles to Terry at the bottom
-unlabelled whiteprint front elevation, folded
-unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
-pencil drawing on tracing paper of the rear elevation and garden plan, with problems listed at the bottom, folded. Inside are a folded whiteprint version of the same drawing plus front and rear elevations and smaller pencil sketches on tracing paper.
-whiteprint axonometric drawing of the house and a proposed garden design including a grotto. Folded
-whiteprint drawing of windows with measurements, folded
-pencil sketches on tracing paper of Jencksiana designs
-whiteprint unlabelled rear elevation with manuscript notes and ink annotations, folded
-whiteprint sketch rear elevation
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'Back Elevation (almost final design drawing)' Oct 1980, folded

The rest of the bundle includes:
-b&w polaroid photograph of the rear elevation
-unlabelled whiteprint rear elevation, folded
-whiteprint roof terrace plan, folded
-photocopy of a photograph of the rear elevation during construction
-photocopied window designs coloured in with felt tip pen
-unlabelled whiteprint rear elevations, folded
-b&w photograph of the house from the street during construction
-pencil sketch on tracing paper showing steps into the garden
-pencil sketch on tracing paper of the rear elevation
-unlabelled whiteprint of sketch rear elevations, used as a wrapper for photocopies of axonometric drawings of octagonal windows
-envelope labelled 'Penny & Anthropomorphism'
-photocopies from unknown publications showing figures representing abstract concepts
-pencil drawings of figures representing art and architecture, folded, with pencil manuscript correspondence inside from Penny [Jencks] regarding the figures and giving personal news
-manuscript letter from Penny [Jencks] to Charles written on an envelope discussing the figures.
-colour photographs of figures on buildings. The photographs have been glued to white paper with manuscript captions. [6 pages, the glue has failed on many of the photographs] with a manuscript covering letter from Charles to Penny
-colour reproduction of a building with figures either side of the window
-letter from John Cullen Lighting Design
-manuscript letter from Charles to Penny regarding termes by Hugues Sambin
-invitation to the St Botolph Club, Boston
-colour photograph of a clay sculpture
-invitation to and programme for the dedication of a statue to Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison by Penelope Jencks
-b&w photograph of the rear of the house during construction.