The Cosmic House

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      • 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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      CJA-TCH-a-42 · File · 1978-1984
      Part of Charles Jencks Archive

      Contents of a folder labelled 'Thematic House 1978-84 Seconds: Indian Summer & Autumn'.

      Includes:
      -b&w polaroid photographs of built-in furniture in Indian Summer and Autumn
      -pencil and ink sketches of kitchen units with annotations of measurements
      -manuscript notes on design problems
      -pencil drawings of design elements on tracing paper
      -pencil notes and sketches titled 'Spoonglyphs'
      -colour slide of the kitchen units during construction
      -pencil perspective drawings with coloured pencil shading showing furniture designs in Indian Summer
      -pencil plan on tracing paper showing the layout of Summer, Indian Summer and Autumn labelled 'CJ Jan 22, 82'
      -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design showing the arrangement of the sinks and hob in Indian Summer, folded
      -pencil sketches on tracing paper, badly torn and creased
      -pencil, ink and photocopied sketches of design details

      Inside the folder is a bundle of papers labelled KITCHEN including:
      -pencil sketches of design elements on tracing paper
      -invitation to Sir John Soane's Museum to celebrate the Bicentenary of Soane's appointment as Architect & Surveyor to the Bank of England and view his Restored Picture Room, 1988
      -scale plan of the kitchen on tracing paper with loose cut-out representations of kitchen units, appliances and cleaning equipment
      -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'The Nannys kitchen' with a specification sheet attached, March 1982, folded.
      -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: overall plan', May 1982, folded.
      -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: pavilions' April 182, folded.
      -whiteprint by Johnny Grey Design titled 'Sink Structure: frieze', April 1981, folded
      -b&w polaroid photograph taken from Autumn, looking through Indian Summer to Summer
      -colour design on tracing paper titled 'Door Panel Study, scale 1:5'.
      -pencil perspective drawing of Indian Summer with colour pencil shading
      -two page cutting from an unknown magazine about a Sir Christopher Wren exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
      -pencil sketch on University of California, Los Angeles headed paper
      -whiteprint labelled 'Family room: plans and elevations; with 'dining kitchen' annotated above.