The Cosmic House

Elements area

Taxonomy

Code

Scope note(s)

    Source note(s)

      Display note(s)

      • London, UK

      Hierarchical terms

      The Cosmic House

      Equivalent terms

      The Cosmic House

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

      Associated terms

      The Cosmic House

      18 Archival description results for The Cosmic House

      1 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
      A+U Architect vs. Critic
      CJA-AVC-1 · File · 1982-1985
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive
      Contents of a folder labelled 'A+U Architect vs. Critic'. Folder contains 1 box of slides [catalogued separately as CJA-AVC-1-a] and also includes:
      -colour slides of Maggie by the Trompe l'oeil painting by Dorothy Girouard in their Chelsea flat, and colour printed versions of the same images
      -folder for FM Productions California used to hold a large number of photographs including b&w prints and polaroids and colour prints, mostly photographs used to illustrate the A+U article
      -manuscript notes headed 'Architect Versus Critic' with an outline of the article and headings ticked off, including a to-do list at the bottom; written on the reverse of handwritten notes about The Thematic House
      -photocopies of illustrations headed 'Die Lufft' and 'Die Erde', annotated on reverse 'Cesare Ripa, Baroque & Rococo Pictorial Imagery, Dover'
      -cutting from Building Design 10 Aug 1984, review by Sheena Wilson of Godfrey Golzen's 'How Architects Get Work'
      -leaflet from the Architecture Press titled 'Avoid litigation! 3 books to keep you out of trouble'
      -photocopy of the Jencksiana font
      -b&w photograph of the Elemental House
      -sheet of 16 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
      -sheet of 14 slides showing various furniture and designs by Charles
      -colour and b&w photographs of furniture designed by Charles for the Chelsea flat and 19 Landsdowne Walk [some are loose and some are glued to sheets of plain paper]
      -typescript letter from Officina Alessi enclosing colour slides of the tea and coffee set and giving news of its presentation in New York and Milan, 1983
      -manuscript letter on Patrizia Scarzello Architect headed paper regarding the Alessi collaboration, 1983
      -typescript document on yellow and white lined paper titled 'The Thematic House The Matic How See Design Credits'
      -manuscript to-do list relating to 19 Lansdowne Walk
      -typescript on pink paper headed 'Programme for an Anglo-Chinese Bed' with pencil sketches
      -pencil and coloured pencil drawings of a bed
      -copy letter from Charles to William on UCLA headed paper sending a symbolic programmes and drawings, 1985
      -copy letter from Charles to Caroline and William regarding the design for the bed
      -printed proofs of line drawings
      -pen and ink drawing on tracing paper used as illustration on the RIBA poster
      -poster for a lecture by Charles at RIBA titled 'Post-Modernism - the true inheritor of modernism', 1982 [folded]
      [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-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

      2nd FourSquare Bedroom
      CJA-TCH-a-19 · File · 1980-1984
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      Contents of a folder labelled '2nd; FourSquare Bedroom'.

      Includes:
      -colour polaroid photographs showing the completed room.
      -photocopied plan sketches of the corner dressing table.
      -b&w photographs of the finished room, annotated on reverse BD 26.10.84.
      -manuscript notes and pencil sketches including alternative names for the room.
      -drawings with measurements titled 'window seat May 2, 83' on University of California headed paper.
      -pencil sketches of furniture.
      -untitled whiteprint showing a plan of the room (folded).
      -photocopied manuscript notes dated 9 July 1980 relating to various rooms.
      -sketch plans and designs on tracing paper.
      -untitled whiteprint plan (folded).
      -manuscript notes and sketches on lined notepaper including alternate names for the house and a list of suggested themes.
      -pencil sketches for a fireplace.
      -typescript notes on lined paper titled 'The Foursquare Room: stencilling'.
      -manuscript notes on lined paper titled '4-Ness'.

      Lily's Room
      CJA-TCH-a-22 · File · 1981-1982
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive
      Includes:
      -b&w polaroid photographs of the completed room
      -photocopied plan and drawings of the furniture labelled 'Final Drawings corrected: Lily's room 31 July 1982'
      -b&w photographs of the fitted furniture
      -reference images of lilies including magazine cuttings and photocopies
      -pencil and ink drawings of lily designs (folded)
      -coloured pencil sketch of the room and furniture
      CJA-TCH-a-24 · File · nd [1981-1982]
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive
      Includes:
      -pencil sketches of Johnny's Bed, Nan's bed, Nan's door and animal faces.
      -b&w photograph of completed built-in furniture and the landing outside Nan's room.
      -pencil and coloured pencil sketches of furniture and animal faces.
      -pencil sketches of furniture designs on blue Los Angeles: School of Architecture and Urban Planning headed paper.
      -pencil sketches of furniture designs on tracing paper.
      -pencil drawing labelled 'CJ Dec 81' showing built-in furniture.
      -untitled whiteprint showing furniture designs.
      -pencil sketches labelled 'Nan's bed' with measurements.
      -pencil sketches of window designs with prices.
      -photocopies of sketches.
      -b&w polaroid photograph showing completed furniture with books and decorative items in place.
      CJA-TCH-a-25 · File · [1981-1983]
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House: Moonwell (Seconds)'.

      Includes:
      -whiteprint of the Moonwell showing plans and sections. Annotated in pen '2nds Moonwell' (folded)
      -ink sketches on Terry Farrell Partnership headed paper
      -unlabelled whiteprint with pencil annotations including a floorplan (folded)
      -unlabelled whiteprint section and plan drawings (folded)
      -photocopied rough sketches of the Moonwell
      -whiteprint titled 'Light Well: Ideas' (folded)
      -photocopied scale drawing of the Moonwell on Terry Farrell Partnership headed paper
      -ink and pencil sketches
      -photocopied page from an unknown publication, headed 'Outlines of Chinese symbolism and art motives' with an illustration of Liu Hai and a post-it note labelled '5.83, 3'
      -b&w polaroid looking up into the Moonwell, annotated '19'
      -b&w photograph of the completed Moonwell taken from the Jump Room
      -pencil sketch of sun and moon symbolism dated '5.83'

      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-29 · File · [1982]
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      Contents of a folder labelled 'Ground Floor - Summer (Seconds) and Summer Table'

      Includes:
      -b&w polaroid photographs of the sun table and sun chairs, and the Allen Jones painting reflected in the mirrored doors. The photographs are annotated 23 and 25 on the border
      -b&w photograph of Summer without furniture in place
      -pencil designs for the diadem arch in Summer on paper and tracing paper
      -typescript document titled 'Program for Painting in Summer: Allen Jones fecit' explaining the themes and reference points for the room and which the painting should contain, with details of star signs
      -ink and pencil sketches
      -typescript document titled 'The Summer Room with the Sun Table and Chairs' explaining the themes and symbolism in the room with pencil annotations
      -photocopied typescript document titled 'The Summer Room, captions 1'
      -b&w polaroid photograph of Summer with the Sun table and chairs in situ, looking towards the cabinets
      -typescript document titled 'captions' and annotated 'superseeded'[sic]
      -photocopied typescript notes of quotations relating to Summer and typescript additions relating to Apollo
      -colour transparency by Lucinda Lambton labelled 'Jencks: 17 Lansdown Walk Dining Room (1978-80)' [image loose]

      CJA-TCH-a-31 · File · [1984]
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 -Garden Facade - Future Pavilion - 2nds Garden'.

      Includes:
      -pencil, coloured pencil, felt tip pen and photocopy designs for [the Future Pavilion]
      -pencil and photocopy designs for trellis
      -pencil plans of the garden on tracing paper and photocopies
      -ink sketches of the garden on Portrack House headed letter paper
      -pencil designs for [paving] on foolscap lined paper and A4 plain paper
      -pencil sketch views of the trellis and trees from neighbouring gardens
      -photocopy designs for trellis labelled with months of the year
      -designs for mirrors sketched on FM Productions, Minnesota notepaper
      -copy letter from Charles to Steve & John regarding the garden arch, August 1984
      -colour polaroid of the garden
      -pencil and ink sketches of arches on paper and tracing paper