Exterior elevation showing the viewing apertures to the kitchen and living room, House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

People:

Alison Margaret Smithson (architect)
Peter Smithson (architect)

Title:

Exterior elevation showing the viewing apertures to the kitchen and living room, House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

Date:

between 1955 and March 6 1956

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink and red ink on tracing paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 30.2 x 76.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1995:0024

Drawing Type:

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

Method of Projection:

exterior elevation

Point of View:

exterior view

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 "HF5515" inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, u.l.: "ROOF IN PROFILE ONLY"; c.r.: "VIEWING APERATURE" [over window]

Location:

London; England; United Kingdom;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

house
window

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

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