House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England: plan for five inches above the floor level

People:

Peter Smithson (architect)
Alison Margaret Smithson (architect)

Title:

House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England: plan for five inches above the floor level

Date:

19 December 1954

Description:

- Plans for the one-storey house are drawn from the floor, middle and roof levels and from various heights in between.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Black ink with some graphite and red ink stamp on tracing paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 56,04 × 75,9 cm (22 1/16 × 29 7/8 in.)

Reference number:

DR1995:0017

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Point of View:

plan view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Pinholes in each corner.

Inscription:

stamped - in red ink, on the sheet, l.r.: "ALISON AND PETER SMITHSON - ARCHITECTS -"; and "46. / Limerston Street, / Chelsea, / London, S.W.10." [the stamp consists of two circles, the outer circle contains the architects' names and the inner circle contains the address] inscribed and numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, l.l.: with scale; and l.c. to l.r.: with title and "HF5508" inscribed and dated - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, b.: "REVISED 4:12:54 TO INCLUDE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. / 19:12:54 TO INCLUDE WASHING EQUIPMENT."; and throughout: with section cuts, specifications and furniture functions

Location:

London; England; United Kingdom;

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

house
bedroom
living room
kitchen
lavatory (room)
bathtub
courtyard garden
shower stall

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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