House in Mill Hill

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• Fonds: James Stirling / Michael Wilford fonds, [1947?-2004?]
•    Series: Professional Papers, [ca. 1948-2004?]
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1951-[2004?], predominant 1951-1992
•        Project: House in Mill Hill, 1955 [and after?]

People

• James Frazer Stirling (creator)
• James Frazer Stirling (architect)
• A. Lothian (client)
• James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

Title

House in Mill Hill

Dates of creation

1955 [and after?]

Level of archival description

File 6

Extent and Medium

• 3 reprographic copies
• 2 textual records
• 2 negatives
• 1 photograph
• 0.03 l.m. of photographic materials

Scope and Content

File documents an unexecuted project for a house for A. Lothian and his family in Mill Hill, London, England, United Kingdom. Material in this file was produced in 1955 and probably after.

File contains presentation drawings, textual records, and photographic materials.

Reference Number

AP140.S2.SS1.D6

Location

Mill Hill Barnet Greater London England United Kingdom

Language of material

Documents are in English, French, and German.

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P1
  • Title: Two reprographic copies of the presentation drawings include French and English text
  • Dates of creation: August 1955
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  two reprographic copies of the presentation drawings include French and English text, a plan for the house with superimposed diagram of overlapping squares showing the geometrical construction of the plan, a plan showing the uneven distribution of natural lighting, a diagrammatic plan and elevation for terrace housing, a cutaway bird's-eye plan oblique drawing for the main floor of the house, photographs of different views of a no longer extant model for the house, floor plans, two sections, and a site plan. A mounted reprographic copy shows a plan for terrace housing.

  Quantity / Object type:

  3 presentation drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 5 x 22 cm (1 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.) sheet (largest): 13 x 21 cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  Physical Description:

  - Two reprographic copies of the presentation drawings for the CIAM X Congress are stapled together. The reprographic copy of the plan for terrace housing is mounted on a small piece of cardboard.

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  140-0406

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P2
  • Title: Photographs by Stirling of a no longer extant model, and views of presentation drawings prepared for the CIAM X Congress
  • Dates of creation: 1955 or after
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 4

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 photograph(s)

  Technique and media:

  Gelatin silver prints

  Dimensions:

  photographic materials: 0.02 l.m.

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  140-0407

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P2.3
    • House in North London, Mill Hill, London, England: photograph of plans and sections
    • Form: drawings
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P2.5
    • House in North London, Mill Hill, London, England: view of model
    • Form: drawings
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P2.6
    • House in North London, Mill Hill, London, England: view of model
    • Form: drawings
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    • AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P2.54
    • House in North London, Mill Hill, London, England: photograph of a plan
    • Form: drawings
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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P3
  • Title: Images by Stirling of a no longer extant model
  • Dates of creation: 1955 or after
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (photographer)
  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 negative(s)

  Dimensions:

  photographic materials: 0.01 l.m.

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  140-0408

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P5
  • Title: Views of presentation drawings
  • Dates of creation: 1955 or after
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 negative(s)

  Technique and media:

  Glass negatives

  Dimensions:

  negatives: 17 x 22 cm (6 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  140-0410

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P6
  • Title: Two sheets of explanatory typescript texts on tracing paper
  • Dates of creation: August 1955
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  two sheets of explanatory typescript texts on tracing paper, with English and French texts, which were probably used for the presentation drawings for the CIAM X Congress

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 textual record(s)

  Technique and media:

  Typescript, graphite and coloured pencil on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 45 x 27 cm (17 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.) sheet (largest): 47 x 28 cm (18 1/2 x 11 in.)

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  140-0406

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  • Reference Number: AP140.S2.SS1.D6.P4
  • Title: Cut away axonometric, house in Mill Hill, London, England
  • Dates of creation: 1955 or after
  • Form: photographs

  People:

  • James Frazer Stirling (architect)
  • Unknown (photographer)
  • James Frazer Stirling (archive creator)

  Description:

  view of a presentation drawing prepared for the CIAM X Congress (see AP140.S2.SS1.D9.P1)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 photograph(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawing (proposal)

  Technique and media:

  Gelatin silver print

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 41.9 x 29.9 cm (16 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)

  Point of View:

  • general view

  Location:

  Mill Hill Barnet Greater London England United Kingdom

  Subject:

  • architecture

  Subject Descriptive Terms:

  • drawing

  Credit line:

  James Stirling/Michael Wilford fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Copyright:

  © CCA

  Folder Number:

  140-0409