Inclus dans:

• Fonds: Fonds Cedric Price, 1903-2006, predominant 1953-2000
•    Série(s): Projects, 1903-2003, predominant 1960-2000
•      Projet: Southend Roof, 1971-1975

Personnes et institutions:

• Cedric Price (architect)
• Frank Newby (consulting engineer)
• Cedric Price (archive creator)

Titre:

Southend Roof

Date:

1971-1975

Niveau de description archivistique:
File 85

Collation:

• 18 reprographic copies
  13 drawings
  1 model
  0.05 l.m. of textual records
  0.01 l.m. of photographic materials

Présentation du contenu:
File documents an unexecuted design for a suspended inflatable roof over the pedestrian area of High Street in Southend-on-Sea, England, for client David Keddie. Cedric Price and Frank Newby designed a roof system that could respond to adverse weather conditions. The final proposal consists of three inflatable reinforced tubes suspended at intervals from metal posts. The tubes can be staggered irregularly to accommodate variations in the cornice heights and canopies of adjacent buildings. Conceptual sketches show preliminary sections for alternate designs for the roof, and presentation drawings show alternate designs for the roof layout. Other drawings include site plan, street layout plans, and details, including one showing a tensioned pneumatic membrane and connection details to post. Many conceptual sketches and drawings are also included within the textual records. Some material in this file was published in "Southend Roof", 'Architectural Design', October 1972, 596-597, and 'Techniques et Architecture', May-June 1975. Material in this file was produced between 1971 and 1975.

File contains conceptual drawings, design development drawings, model, photographic materials, presentation drawings, and textual records.

Numéro de référence:

AP144.S2.D85

Mode de classement:
Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.

Localisation:

Southend-on-Sea Angleterre Royaume-Uni

Langue et écriture des documents:

• English, French

Sources complémentaires:

• File DR2004:1234 in this project series contains materials that relate to project series AP144.S2.D114, Trafalgar and project series AP144.S2.D129, Snake.

Contient:

• DR2004:1233, Views of model, some used for publication
• DR2004:1234, Sketch plan of proposal, view of site at street level
• DR1995:0256:001-013, Sketch sections, site plan, elevations, sections, and plans of various proposals, and of existing conditions
• DR1995:0256:014-024, Sections, elevations, and plans of proposals, some with annotations, street elevations, and site plan
• DR1995:0256:026-040, Correspondence, including minutes of meeting and clippings
• DR1995:0256:041-153, Slides photographs, and postcard of street views, conceptual sketches, including perspective sketch
• DR1995:0256:025, Southend roof: presentation model, 1971-1975