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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
-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

[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-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.

-CJA-TCH-a-21 · File · nd [1978-1985]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Plan and designs for the First Floor, Bathpool and Jacob's Ladder'.

Includes:
-plan of the dining, kitchen and utility areas with pencil annotations labelled 'Terrace House' and pencil sketch of the kitchen units.
-photocopied design labelled 'Gated entrance from House'.
-photocopied plan by Terry Farrell Partnership labelled 'Jacuzzi'.
-whiteprint with coloured pencil by CZWG titled 'Jencks Jacuzzi'
-photocopied section of the Bathpool.
-correspondence between Charles and Ilinca Catacuzino enclosing designs for zodiac signs and giving details of costs. Includes photocopied manuscript notes relating to astrology, tarot and the seasons.
-whiteprint labelled 'Conservatory plans (structural) by Terry Farrell Partnership (folded).
-photocopied design for the garden stair (folded).
-folder of correspondence, meeting notes and invoices between Charles, Matheson Trust Co. Limited, Campbell Zogolovitch, Wilkinson and Gough, Hodgson Brothers, The Alpha Mosaic & Terrazo Company Limited regarding the designs for and work on the Jacuzzi. Includes b&w photographs of the work in progress.
-pen and pencil sketches of doors.
-manuscript pencil notes titled 'Nursery/playroom'.
-pencil designs organised by season and calendar month labelled 'CJ, Farrell, 83'.
-draft plan for kitchen on tracing paper.
-unlabelled whiteprint and pencil sketches on tracing paper showing steps around a tree. One sketch is labelled 'CJ, Nov 81' (folded)
-printed information on the Chinese zodiac.
-pencil and ink drawing of the exterior of the house showing a pool with stones labelled 'CJ. Sept 17, 81; revised Nov 20, 81'.
-whiteprint labelled 'Revised LG.F Kitchen layout' by Terry Farrell Partnership, Aug 81 (folded).
-whiteprint labelled 'Terrace House Fireplace' showing front elevation, plan and details by Michael Graves Architect, 1982, (folded).

-CJA-TCH-a-34 · File · 1981-1983
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Lansdowne Walk Correspondence and invoices, 1982-1983'

Includes:
-correspondence from Terry Farrell Partnership regarding issues with the chimneys and potential resolution
-manuscript invoices and correspondence from Valentine Abbatt for blinds, curtains, bedcovers and cushions
-Certificate of Employers' Liability Insurance for Maggie
-manuscript invoices from Bill Reed including details of how long each drawing took
-transaction statement for Charles' account with GSF International/Votainer
-estimate for work by Spiral Staircase Systems
-detailed manuscript invoice from Ray Watson for work on the mosaic and receipt
-manuscript letter from Teresa regarding lettering, with contact details of another letterer
-statement of Charles' account with Sandell Perkins and annotated correction
-advertisement for a mezzotint of Canaletto's Eton College
-delivery note from Sandell Perkins
-manuscript letter from Celia [Scott] regarding the patination of Vulcan [sic] and including a sketch of the bust, 1983
-correspondence from Matheson Trust Co Limited regarding payments
-manuscript letter and invoice from Penny [Jencks]
-invoice from Royal College of Art for casting bronze bust
-typescript letter from Tessa Codrington, photographer regarding plans and fees for photographing the house
-invoice from Jumbo Electronics Co (UK) Ltd for hi-fi equipment
-Customs Import Entry form for shipment from Penelope Jencks
-typescript letter and invoice from Michael Graves, architect
-manuscript invoice from Harriet Wynter Ltd
-manuscript and typescript correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay on Little Sparta headed paper regarding visits, gifts, and gardens.
-copy manuscript notes headed 'Thematic House Treatment'
-typescript letters from After Image regarding potential television programmes for Channel 4
-invoice from bathroom tiles
-invoice from Eddie O'Brien
-payment for an Austrian Cherry wood chair
-correspondence regarding damp with neighbouring properties and party wall issues
-copy letter from Charles regarding the latest version of the alphabet
-copy typescript snag lists for May, July and August 1982 with manuscript annotations
-manuscript invoices for exterior axonometric drawings from David W [Feldman]
-invoice for drawing's of 'your study' from Helen Roe
-order for office furniture from Ryman
-invoice from Home Decorating (Wallpapers) Limited
-invoices from Nu-Line Painted Ltd
-typescript letter from Ann Barr at Harpers & Queen requesting to write about the house
-typescript letter from Drusilla Beyfus of Vogue regarding a visit to the house, and draft reply from Charles
-copy letter from Terry Farrell Partnership to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea regarding planning permission in relation to the garden stair
-invoice from The Alpha Mosaic & Terrazzo Co Ltd
-invoice from Edward Heath regarding drawings of drainwork
-invoices from Johnny Grey Design
-invoices and correspondence from Ilinca Cantacuzino
-invoice from Hodgson Brothers
-invoice from terry Farrell Partnership for expenditure by Richard Solomon
-Typescript letter from Ralph Lebens regarding measurements
-correspondence between Terry Farrell Partnership and Notable Heating Ltd regarding changes to radiators
-specification and quotation for work by Chubb, with manuscript list of suggested alarms
-newspaper cutting regarding the demolition of Kensington Town Hall
-invoice for interim payment from Terry Farrell Partnership
-correspondence from Terry Farrell Partnership regarding work by Jim Dixon

-CJA-TCH-a-43 · File · nd
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Plans - Designs - Sketches: Lily's Room - Lilies; Bathroom; Floor plans'.

Includes:
-whiteprint plan of Lily's Room, coloured in with coloured pencil (folded)
-whiteprint plan of Nan's Room, coloured in with coloured pencil (folded)
-photocopy design for the Room of Doubles with pen annotations
-whiteprint plan of the kitchen with appliances indicated (folded)
-photocopies plan of Nan's bathroom with pencil annotations
-pencil perspective sketch of the Bathpool
-photocopy sketch of decorative elements of Indian Summer
-photocopy perspective sketch of Winter and Spring
-photocopy sketch designs for furniture in the Architectural Library
-photocopy sketch of designs for the Moonwell
-photocopy sketch of designs for Jacob's Ladder labelled 'CJ Dressing Room'
-pencil and coloured pencil sketch with measurements of the Sundial Arcade
-photocopy plan by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Main Bedroom Plan' dated 20 Apr 1982 with detailed list of work to be done across the house handwritten in pencil on reverse and titled 'Punch List'.
-photocopied designs for Lilies by various artists from an unidentified publication
-pencil sketches of lilies
-pencil perspective sketch of the Bathpool with design for bathroom cabinet
-pencil design for a mirror and sink titled 'Shower bathroom'
-pencil plan titled 'MK's Study'
-pencil design with measurements for a bookcase
-bundle of papers with a sheet labelled '2 Themes and an Allegory: The Thematic House'. Includes photocopy typescript document titled 'The Thematic House - The Matic How See' regarding the passage of time and listing 15 themes in the house; pencil manuscript notes titled 'Foursquare Room'; typescript notes on Los Angeles; School of Architecture and Urban Planning notepaper titled 'Allegory: MK. Architecture Defeated/Architecture Triumphant'.
-pencil drawings of birds and flowers
-pencil plan of the Bathpool titled 'Main Bedroom Bathroom'
-pencil design for the bed and desk in Lily's Room
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Cabinets & Kitchen' Aug 1981 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing First Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing Second Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Final Design Drawing Lower Ground Floor Plan' Oct 1980 (folded)
-pencil and coloured pencil sketches of the Sundial Arcade with notes; one page is on the reverse of a draft submission to the International Design Yearbook [submission date 1 Dec 1984]
-pen sketches of Egyptian wall paintings titled 'Sun well'
-pen sketch plan on tracing paper showing the ground floor
-photocopied final drawing for Lily's Room, Spoonglyphs, Architectural Library and Bookhouses
-biro drawing
-pencil notes and sketch titled 'Lily's Room' with names of lilies
-pen and pencil plans and sketches for Lily's Room, including measured plan dated 31 July 1982 and initialled 'M'
-biro sketches for intertwining C/J/M/L initials
-photocopied lily designs from unknown publications
-pencil sketch on tracing paper labelled 'Lily's Room'
-sketches for lilies [ON LOAN]

-CJA-TCH-a-44 · File · [1980-1983]
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Ground Floor; Winter Spring rejects; Sundial rejects'

Includes:
-b&w photographs of clay head, one labelled 'Early Spring'
-colour slides of the Samuel Eliot Morison sculpture by Penelope Jencks
-pencil designs for furniture
-pencil designs on tracing paper for seating in Spring
-photocopy elevations of the Spring fireplace
-typescript list of marble colours for the Spring and Winter fireplaces on Michael Graves headed paper
-photocopy design for astrological symbols
-photocopy titled 'Jencks Fireplace: wall stencil' with colour key, and used stencils
-photocopy of Botticelli's Primavera from an unknown publication
-typescript 'Sculptural Program for Spring Fireplace'
-whiteprint by Michael Graves Architect titled 'Spring Fireplace: Terrace House', 1983, folded
-manuscript letter from [Penelope Jencks] to Charles regarding sculpture costs on the back of a photocopy letter relating to the Morison Monument
-typescript notes on Winter and Hephaestus
-photocopy from an unknown publication relating to Hephaestus
-pencil plans for terrace seating in the Architectural Library
-pencil sketch plan on tracing paper
-b&w polaroid photographs of Spring annotated in pen with numbers and attached to a piece of paper. Pencil annotations on the paper regarding the use of the photographs
-whiteprint by Michael Graves Architect titled 'Terrace House Fireplace, Mar 1982', folded. Two copies, one has the bottom corner cut out but still with the whiteprint, the other has some pencil annotations
-whiteprint by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Terrace House: Survey - Winter Chimneybreast', Nov 1981, folded. Two copies, one has a fireplace drawn on in pencil.
-pencil and pen designs for seating in the Sundial Arcade
-pencil manuscript notes titled 'Hephaestus Program'
-copy letters from Charles to Michael Graves regarding commissions for the fireplaces and possible sculptors for Spring
-colour photograph of an unidentified sculpture
-pencil sketch on tracing paper of the ceiling in Winter
-heavily annotated Ground Floor plan with alternative room arrangements and notes of problems
-sundial diagram by Mark Lennox-Boyd with covering note

[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