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CJA-TCH-a-1 · File · 1978-1981
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Correspondence sent to Maggie Keswick relating to the purchase and insuring of 19 Lansdowne Walk including arrangements for the tenant; notes from meetings regarding tenancy and building work; surveyor's report; cessation of rates during building work; arrangements for the sub-contracting of labour during the building work; arrangements with neighbours during the building work.

Correspondents include:
-Marsh & Parsons
-Matheson & Co
-Luker Moore and Partners
-Budgen & Partners
-Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership

Keswick Jencks, Maggie
[Thematic House]
CJA-TCH-a-10 · File · 1980-1982
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Bundle of plans and drawings of elevations of the the Thematic House and b&w photographs.

Includes:
-Final Design Drawing Side Elevation by Terry Farrell Partnership Oct 1980 (folded)
-copy of a sketch showing a detailed view of the back of the house (folded)
-photocopied sketch headed '4 symmetrical sets'
-felt tip pen sketch of windows
-b&w contact sheet prints showing work in progress
-typescript notes on plain paper with pencil manuscript alterations titled 'Personification of Art and Architecture July 2, 1982'.
-Polaroid photograph of the rear of the house
-Details Side [Elevation] by Terry Farrell Partnership Feb 1981 (folded)
-pencil sketch on tracing paper of windows
-photocopied drawings for a staircase annotated 'TFP Jan '82'
-Render - End [Elevation] by Terry Farrell Partnership (folded)
-pencil sketches of columns on Architectural Association School of Architecture headed paper
-perspective drawing of the house and garden (folded)

CJA-TCH-a-11 · File · nd [1978-1979]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Bundle of designs, plans and photographs. Each consists of a card support, with a the original drawing or photograph attached to the card with tape, and then tracing paper layered over the top with dimensions for reproduction.

Includes:
-Room of Doubles
-'South Elevation - CJ design'
-'Ground Floor - CJ design'
-[Ground Floor] - 'MK's original layout'
-'West Elevation'
-'MK's Garden Design Dec 78/Jan 79'
-'First Floor Alternative: A Stepped Study'
-detailed pencil plan with details of columns annotated 'Feb 19, 1979 This must be full page as it is described at length!!!'
-Front elevation annotated 'only bottom drawing'
-photocopied front elevation
-'TFP proposed longitudonal[sic] section Jan 1979'
-'CJ Sketch Nov 78'
-b&w photograph of Nan's Room and of a staircase pre-renovation.
-'First Floor CJ Design'
-section of the house
-photocopy of a sketch of the Room of Doubles with birds drawn around it
-typescript text on The Sun Chair
-CJ sketch Oct 78 annotated 'must be Nov?'
-b&w photographs of chairs

CJA-TCH-a-12 · File · [1979-1981]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Plans and designs for the Bathpool, Jacob's Ladder and the second floor'.

Includes:
-photocopied plans, sections and sketches
-pencil sketch plans with annotations
-First Floor/Terrace by Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership May 1979 (folded)
-unlabelled plan with pencil annotations (folded)
-pencil scale drawing of shelves, MK's study (damaged)
-photocopy design with pencil annotations labelled 'shower bathroom'
-pencil plan drawing of MK's study with annotations
-Survey Bathroom by Terry Farrell Partnership with annotations labelled 'Master Bathroom and Old Stair'
-manuscript note with an extract from the Bible Genesis 27-28 regarding Jacob's Ladder and a series of pencil drawings of stairs and cupboards signed CJ and dated Dec 81.

CJA-TCH-a-13 · File · 1979-1985
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled ' Thematic House Designs; Product magazines; Johnny Grey; David French'.

Includes:
-Art & Design Oct 1985: cover includes Charles Jencks: The Thematic House and Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau. Yellow post-it note attached to page 15 annotated 'symbolic NOT signolic architecture' [the title of the article]. There is also a loose pencil and ink sketch on torn tracing paper tucked inside the front cover, and two copies of p80 from TWA Ambassador Feb 1986 tucked inside the back cover showing grandfather clocks by Wendell Castle.
-'Gaggenau: New built-in appliances for the kitchen' brochure, Jul 1981
-'Campi & Calegari: arredamenti per cucine' brochure of kitchen cupboards and handles
-'Amtica originals' vinyl tiling cataloguing, folded to pages 8/9, 1980
-untitled and undated axonometric drawings with measurements
-Duct to Dining Area by Terry Farrell Partnership with annotations and sketches around the design (folded)
-Internal Balcony by David French & Partners May 1982 (folded)
-Johnny Grey Design C Specification Sheet - Jencks' Kitchen - typescript with annotations
-correspondence from Johnny Grey Design to Hobbs Interior Decorating and Design on headed paper, July1982
-photocopied sketches
-Jencks/Keswick Kitchen plan by Johnny Grey Design, Feb 1981 (folded)
-'The Bath Studio - Sole UK agents for Vola' brochure for taps, Jan 1979

CJA-TCH-a-14 · File · 1979- 1983
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled ' CJ Study, Arch. Library , Seconds'.

Includes:
-b&w polaroid photographs of the Architectural Library
-catalogue for ERCO lightings, 1982
-whiteprint labelled 'Terry Farrell Partnership: Terrace House: Ceiling Plan of First Floor', 20 Oct 1980 (folded)
-typescript document titled 'CJ Study and Library'
-printed plan of the ground floor with tracing paper overlap, marked up for publication
-whiteprint labelled 'Joist layout showing moonbeams and sunbeams; Terry Farrell Architect' (folded)
-photocopied drawing of the Architectural Library showing both a plan of the space and the designs for the Bookhouses (folded)
-b&w photograph of the Architectural Library prior to painting and carpeting
-manuscript note on yellow paper addressed to "mac' from Charles regarding a proposed exhibition relating to the house and his work in Nov 1985 and the timelines for preparing materials.
-photocopy of a perspective drawing of the Solar Stair Face in the Architectural Library with drawers added in pencil
-whiteprint drawing labelled '19 Lansdowne Walk: study plans sketch elevations' showing a plan drawing and elevations with bookcases and columns (folded)
-pencil sketches on paper and tracing paper and annotated photocopies showing designs for the Bookhouses.
-annotated brochures for Bisley filing cabinets.
-typescript notes with annotations on features of the Architectural Library headed 'Captions'
-photocopy of a pencil design of the Architectural Library, illustrating the arena and bookhouses on the north side. Includes notes in pen on the reverse with calculations
-typescript document titled 'The Architectural Library' with pencil annotations
-typescript document titled 'CJ Study and Library' with an added pencil heading 'Original Programme'. There are pencil annotations to the text and instructions to insert two paragraphs
-xerox showing 6 rough sketches of designs for the slidescrapers. It seems to have been both cut and ripped from a larger document.
-whiteprint design labelled 'Terry Farrell Architects: 19 Lansdowne Walk: Opening in Staircase: Annex Study'. 3 Aug 1980 (folded)
-photocopy design of the Architectural Library with coloured pencil shading and annotations, and measurements annotated in ink (folded)
-pencil designs for the Bookhouses on thin paper
-four different pencil designs of the columns in the Architectural Library on thin paper. Includes notes on themes
-design drawn in coloured pencil with measurements
-pencil perspective drawings of the windows looking down into Summer
-ink sketches on [Chinese writing paper] showing details of the Architectural Library
-pencil drawings of the Architectural Library, Bookhouses and designs details
-typescript letter on Los Angeles:School of Architecture and Urban Planning headed paper to Simon, sending drawings of Potemkins for Jack and requesting drawings of stair rails, Jan 1982

CJA-TCH-a-16 · File · 1979-1982
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled '2nd (where are originals) Sunstairs/ Garden Outdoor Stairs'.

Includes:
-b&w photograph of the scaffolding used to construct the Solar Stair
-whiteprint of Staircase Axon, Jul 1979 (folded).
-whiteprint Staircase 2 - shell working drawing by Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership, Aug 1979 (folded).
-xerox whiteprint Final Design Drawing Ground Floor Plan by Terry Farrell Partnership, 1 Oct 1980 with red pen annotations (folded).
-photocopies of staircases from unknown publications.
-photocopied pencil sketch labelled 'Underside of landing'.
-whiteprint labelled in red ink 'Section thru Study and Stair' with further red ink annotations (folded).
-whiteprint titled 'Cabinet + Kitchen' by Terry Farrell Partnership with pen annotations, (folded) [fragile]
-whiteprint section and plan by Spiral Staircase Systems, 20 Sep 1981 (folded).
-pencil sketches and photocopied sketches of staircases.
-whiteprint section and plan titled 'Handrailing to Spiral Stair' by Steelway. 24 Jun 1982 (folded).
-quotation from Spiral Staircase Systems, Jul 1982.
-b&w photographs of a spiral staircase.
-Steelway Handrails list of handrail dimensions.
-pencil sketches of handrails.
-b&w photograph of the spiral staircase by Heini Schneebeli, 1984
-whiteprint section and plan by Spiral Staircase Systems, 20 Sep 1981 (folded).
-compliments slip from Spiral Staircase Systems enclosing preliminary drawing.
-sketch of the spiral staircase showing the number of steps and the relationships to the calendar.
-spiralbound Steelway Catalogue and Metric Guide with Deconyl nylon colour card enclosed.
-whiteprint titled 'Details of Stairs and Handrails to Balcony at Rear of 19 Landsdowne Walk' by Steelway, Apr 1982 (folded).
-pencil sketches of stairs and handrails.
-pencil and ink sketch showing the relationship between the spiral stairs and the seasons (folded).
-pencil note on Air France notepaper.
-pencil notes headed 'list of people and time and clothes and objects' on the back of photocopied star sign designs.
-Spiral Staircase Systems brochure with glossy A1 folded poster, a typescript letter from Charles to Lewis Design regarding the stair rail (30 Jun 1982) and a letter from ARCAED regarding an invoice (22 Jun 1982) tucked inside.

[Solar Stair]
CJA-TCH-a-17 · File · 1982 -1984
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Includes:
-pencil and ink drawing of a spiral staircase with relationships to the seasons and calendar months indicated; includes dimensions.
-annotated photocopy drawing of a spiral staircase.
-copy letter from Charles to Lewis Design regarding the stairs, 2 Aug 1982.
-pencil sketch of asteroids and planets.
-pencil sketch of balustrade designs.
-photocopy typescript document titled 'Solar Stairway' with annotations and sketches.
-typescript document titled 'The Sun Stair' .
-photograph of the Solar Stair.
-sketch of a sun design on lined paper.
-whiteprint section by Charles of the handrail (folded).
-b&w photograph of the Solar Stair and Paolozzi's mosaic by Heini Schneebeli, 1984.
-photocopy of Steelway brochure
-whiteprint titiled 'Setting Out Steps' by Terry Farrell Partnership with a plan and section (folded).
-Deconyl nylon colour card
-letter on Terry Farrell Partnership headed paper from Simon Sturgis enclosing drawings of 'the sunwell top and the Jacuzzi stair rail', sent to Charles and Maggie in Los Angeles, 22 Jan 1982.
CJA-TCH-a-18 · File · [1980]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Ground Floor Cosmic Oval 4.41-4.43'

Includes:
-pencil and ink sketches on paper and tracing paper.
-photocopy of a drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Detail of [Oval] Studwork Ground Floor Hall], Oct 1980 (folded)./
-pencil and coloured pencil sketch of the ceiling.
-photocopy of an untitled drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership with a plan for the Cosmic Oval showing measurements and doors.

CJA-TCH-a-2 · File · 1978-1983
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Farrell-Jencks Letters 1978-1983'.

The file comprises letters between Maggie and Charles, Terry Farrell and staff at the Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership and Terry Farrell Partnership. Letters from Terry Farrell and his firm form the majority of the file; there are also some copy letters from Maggie and Charles, as well as photocopied correspondence from other parties, notes taken at meetings (manuscript and typescript) and a few draft designs. Many of the letters received from Terry Farrell/Terry Farrell Partnership have been annotated or have sketches on the reverse.

Topics covered include:
-programme of work
-builders and tradesmen
-fees and costs of work
-solar tempering
-planning consent
-program of work
-insurance
-reaction of neighbours to the designs and work
-cost/progress reports
-Venice Biennale
-request from Farrell for a name for the house
-credit for the designs
-problems arising due to working methods
-Charles' role as architect and client
-proposals for completion of works

Includes pages torn from Sunday Times Magazine 16 January 1983 with an article on Terry Farrell by Deyan Sudjic including discussion of the unfinished Jencks's house; photocopies of an Astragal piece in the AJ 19 May 1982 regarding the building work on 19 Lansdowne Walk and subsequent correspondence; incomplete manuscript notes (headed 3 and 4) regarding credit for the designs for the house.