The Cosmic House

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      • London, UK

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      The Cosmic House

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      The Cosmic House

      • UF 19 Lansdowne Walk London W11 3AH
      • UF Thematic House
      • UF The Jencks House
      • UF The Matic House
      • UF Terrace House

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      Letters
      CJA-TCH-a-32 · File · 1982-1984
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      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