Plan for the middle level showing the arrangement of the furniture, House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

People:

Peter Smithson (architect)
Alison Margaret Smithson (architect)

Title:

Plan for the middle level showing the arrangement of the furniture, House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

Date:

between 1955 and March 6 1956

Description:

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

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
preliminary drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite, charcoal, pen and black ink and red ink on tracing paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 52,4 × 65,56 cm (20 5/8 × 25 13/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1995:0011

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 at u.l., u.r. and l.r. There is a 10cm strip of tracing vellum adhered to the bottom of the drawing with white tape which has an inscription, and the architects' stamp.

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; stamped between the number and the scale] inscribed and numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, u.l. to u.c.: "HOUSE OF THE FUTURE sheet 2"; u.r.: "IDEAL HOMES"; and l.l. to l.r.: with title, "HF5501" and with scale inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, on the sheet, l.r.: "(PRELIMINARY)"; and in graphite, throughout: with furniture names and notes

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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