Bird's-eye axonometric for the House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

People:

Peter Smithson (architect)
Alison Margaret Smithson (architect)

Title:

Bird's-eye axonometric for the House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

Date:

between 1956 and 1992

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Wash-off print or gel lithograph

Dimensions:

sheet: 93.0 x 76.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1995:0038

Drawing Type:

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

Method of Projection:

axonometric drawing

Point of View:

exterior view
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The right edge is a darker yellow. Pinholes at u.l., u.c. and u.r. There is a strip of white paper adhered to the bottom 14 cm of the drawing covering the inscription. There is a tear at l.r.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, l.l.: "AXONOMETRIC"; l.c.: "FINAL SCHEME"; and l.r.: "HF5602" and with scale [text covered by white paper] signed ? - by the architect ? in pen and black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.c.: "Smithson" [upside down] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, b.: "1162/3" [sideways]

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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