Spring

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    • *A New Description of The Cosmic House* by Edwin Heathcote, The Keeper of Meaning, with Charles Jencks, The Critic, and Charles Jencks, The Architect, First Edition, 2021, pp.18-19

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      Spring

      • UF Spring Room

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      Spring

        7 Archival description results for Spring

        CJA-TCH-b-38 · File · nd [1984-1985]
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Bundle of photographs and an illustration.

        Includes:
        -b&w polaroid photograph of Spring, tracing paper attached marked for publication. Annotated 'A/A files/Book reviews p110 A'.
        -colour photograph of the Spring fireplace
        -colour photograph of the Cosmic Oval
        -colour photograph of the shelves in Indian Summer
        -colour photograph looking into the Sundial Arcade
        -b&w print on photographic paper of the bookplate design inside Towards A Symbolic Architecture, with some of the text glued on

        Egypt Spring 4
        CJA-TCH-b-17 · File
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a box labelled 'Egypt Spring 4'.

        Comprises colour slides showing Spring, the Egyptian Room and the Sundial Arcade as well as designs for the London Columns

        Thematic Sitting Room
        CJA-TCH-b-16 · File · 1984-1985
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive
        Contents of a box labelled 'Thematic Sitting Room'. Comprises of slides of colour photographs of Spring before the furniture was in place, close-ups of the Spring furniture, and photographs showing the Egyptian Room and Sundial Arcade.
        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

        CJA-TCH-a-28 · File · 1982
        Part of Charles Jencks Archive

        Contents of a folder labelled 'Winter & Spring: 1982 plans and ceiling'.

        Includes:
        -furniture designs in pencil, coloured pencil and photocopy
        -manuscript notes of names and telephone numbers
        -b&w polaroid photographs taken standing between Spring and Winter looking at the Solar Stair
        -pencil sketch with coloured pencil on thin paper showing a perspective drawing of the first floor looking from Winter into Spring, stapled to a thicker piece of paper
        -sketch plan on tracing paper with coloured pencil showing Winter and Spring
        -coloured pencil design for a clock

        -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).