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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.

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).

A report of the annual conference of the Royal Institute of British Architects held at the University of Hull 14 to 17 July 1976.

Includes a session chaired by Charles titled 'The revisionists: Heroes and villains' including his paper 'The revisionists of modern architecture' and papers by John Darbourne, Robert Maguire, Ralph Erskine, Conrad Jameson, Terence Farrell and Colin Amery.

Includes articles titled 'Post-Modernism and Discontinuity' and 'Post-Modernism and Eclectic Continuity' by Charles; 'Cathay in the West: Pavilions and a Chinese Garden in Bel Air, California' by Charles and Maggie; and 'Letters to the Editor: Designing a House' with a detailed response to Terry Farrell's article in a previous issue of AD, and Farrell's response.

Publisher: Academy Editions

Contents of a folder labelled 'Letters', with a folder inside labelled 'Lansd.'. The folder includes a mix of correspondence, drawings, notes and magazine cuttings relating to the development of the house.

Includes:
-a photocopied perspective drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership with names and telephone numbers of individuals annotated
-invoice from Penguin Swimming Pools
-postcard from The Wallace Collection of Nicolas Poussin's A Dance To The Music Of Time
-invoice from Paris Ceramics
-pencil and ink drawings of furniture and doors
-photocopied page from a lamp catalogue
-letter from BBC TV
-manuscript notes of costs
-invoice from Sandell Perkins
-photocopied drawing by Terry Farrell Partnership titled 'Cabinets & Kitchen', folded
-untitled whiteprint showing the rear elevation (folded)
-photocopied lettering design
-letter from David Feldman regarding the delivery of drawings
-leaflets for Temple & Crook Belgravia
-postcards from Gerald R Blomeyer in Berlin regarding a film for german television about Terry Farrell
-cartoons relating to architecture cut and photocopied from unidentified publications
-business cards for Pitt & Scott Limited, Stonetab Limited and Barratt Concrete Products
-notes of names and phone numbers
-letter from Ben Johnson regarding a potential commission to create the entrance to the house
-letter from Elizabeth Lambert regarding a potential feature for Architectural Digest
-letter from Richard Bryant proposing photography of the house
-photocopied brochure for Avery Foldaway Awning Blind
-postcard for ARCAID
-colour brochure for Turkomar fine marbles and onyx
-private view cards for Ben Johnson & Ray Kyte at Fischer Fine Art, 1981
-leaflet for Williams Roofing and Building
-colour brochure for GJ Green and Veronese: craftsmen in decorative plaster
-colour brochure for Room Moods from Delmar-nmc Limited with a compliments slip
-page from Building Design 2 July 1982 with an article on computing jargon on one side, and on the other a review of an exhibition of Warner and Sons fabric and an advertisement for clay products
-name and address on a Hotel Tivoli business card
-letter from [Allen Jones] regarding the painting commission
-letter from Mark Lennox-Boyd regarding measurements required for the sundial
-letter from House & Garden discussing proposed presentation of Charles' work
-page torn from an unidentified Italian language magazine showing pictures of lamps
-sketches of suit collars

Contents of a folder titled '2nd Schemes; CJ + Terry Farrell 1978-9' with 'November 1978-Jan-Feb 1979' added in a different pen.

Includes:
-annotated ground floor plan labelled 'CJ's correction of Terry's Design Jan 1979'
-pen and pencil manuscript notes on yellow paper labelled 'Notes on House Plans as of Jan 79 Proposal C' focussing on the kitchen and sitting room, with pen and pencil sketches on columns on the reverse
-Ground Floor plan by Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership May 79 with annotations in pen and pencil (folded)
-unlabelled plan of the kitchen (folded)
-Sections, Existing & Proposed by Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership with the top left-hand drawing [presumed to be the proposed longitudinal section] cut out (A2 folded)
-plan labelled 'Lower Ground Floor; Jencks House Dec 78' (folded)
-photocopies of cross sections and plans
-drawing labelled 'Section 1; Jencks House Dec 78' (folded)
-photocopied letter from Terry Farrell detailing fees, contractors and Farrell's role with a copy of the programme of work from Nov 1978-July 1979
-photocopied plans and elevations with pen annotations
-rough pencil sketches
-photocopy proposal for square glazed bays and plenum system
-ink sketch section through sitting room/playroom showing the angle of the sun on the glazing
-manuscript agenda for 2nd setup meeting Dec 78
-colour (felt tip?) rough elevation [splashed with coffee or similar]
-drawing labelled 'Gable Elevation; Survey; Jencks House, Nov 78' (folded)
-drawing labelled 'Second Floor; Jencks House, Dec 78' (folded)
-drawing labelled 'Gable End Elevation; Jencks House, Dec 78' (folded)
-rough pencil sketch of gable elevation on Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership headed tracing paper
-unlabelled section of the house showing the staircase (folded)
-drawing labelled 'Lower Ground Floor; Jencks House Dec 78' (olded)
-Proposed Restoration and Additions Jan 79 by Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership showing front, side and rear elevation, and plans of the lower ground floor, first floor, second floor and bathroom gallery. The central drawing(s) have been cut out. (folded)
-photocopied rough sketch plan
-pencil and pen sketches of proposals for the entrance hall on yellow lined paper
-pencil sketches on tracing paper with a manuscript note titled 'first joint meetings with Terry Oct/November 78' with notes of agreements
-plan labelled 'Ground Floor: Proposal C Jan 1979' with pen annotations explaining the resolution of problems with the kitchen/dining area (folded)
-plans and sections labelled 'Second Floor + Roof Gallery June 1979' (folded)
-plan labelled 'Ground Floor Jan 1979' (folded)
-Ground Floor Plan by Farrell/GrimshawPartnership March 1979 (folded)
-photocopied Ground Floor plan with pen annotations and details of potential savings from omitting various features.

9 pen drawings on tracing paper labelled as follows:
1 - Side Elevation : Structure
Side Elevation : Ideas - 1
Side Elevation : Ideas - 2
1 - Rear Elevation : Structure
2 - Rear Elevation : Structure
Rear Elevation : Ideas - 1
Rear Elevation : Ideas - 2
Rear Elevation : Ideas - 3
Rear Elevation : Ideas - 4

The drawings labelled 'structure' each have a key showing 'Existing openings - to be left', 'Existing openings - to be filled in' and 'New Openings proposed'. The drawings labelled 'ideas' are alternative proposals for the West and Rear elevations.