• Alison Margaret Smithson (architect)
• Peter Smithson (architect)

Axonometric for the House of the Future, Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition, London, England

1978 photographic reproduction of a 1955-1956 drawing

• design development drawing
• dessin préliminaire

Black and white photographic reproduction of a drawing on translucent plastic film; inscription in graphite

sheet: 97.0 x 76.0 cm

DR1995:0012

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

• dessin axonométrique

• bird's-eye view
• interior view

- There are 2 flecks of red paint (?) at c.

stamped - on the original, 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, on the original, u.l.: "IDEAL HOMES"; and l.c. to l.r.: "HOUSE OF / THE FUTURE / HF5502" and with scale [stamp is between the number and the scale] inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original, b.: "*NOTE - THIS DRAWING IS PRELIMINARY AND DOES NOT REPRESENT FINAL SCHEME IN DETAIL" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the plastic film, l.r.: "COPY, ORIGINAL AT V&A APRIL '78"

London; England; United Kingdom;

• architecture
• design d'intérieur

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