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Southend Roof
1971-1975
File 85
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.
Materials in this series were kept in the original order in which they were received.
Southend-on-Sea England United Kingdom
English, French
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sketch sections, site plan, elevations, sections, and plans of various proposals, and of existing conditions, diagrammatic sections, and detail section
13 presentation drawing(s)
Ink, adhesive film, adhesive labels, and adhesive tape on translucent paper, and paper
sheet (smallest): 30 x 42.5 cm sheet (largest): 51 x 76.5 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
11 design development drawing(s)
Graphite, ink, coloured pencil, wax crayon, and gouache on reprographic copies
sheet (smallest): 30.5 x 42.5 cm sheet (largest): 38 x 72 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
correspondence, including minutes of meeting and clippings, sketches, notes, photograph, drawing, chart, meeting notes, office costs, and building programme
1 file(s)
folder: 24 x 37.5 x 2 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
slides photographs, and postcard of street views, conceptual sketches, including perspective sketch, drawings of alternative proposals, trade brochures, notes, price list, calculations, clippings, and ordonance map
1 file(s)
folder: 24 x 37.5 x 3 cm
- File folder contains the following labels: 'Job 105/Southend/Roof' and 'Lightweight/Enclosures Unit'.
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 file(s)
Gelatin silver prints and chromogenic color prints
folder: 24.5 x 28 x 1 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
sketch plan of proposal, view of site at street level, clippings showing published images, diagrams, and elevations showing Trafalgar project (AP144.S2.D114) and Snake project (AP144.S2.D129)
7 conceptual drawing(s)
Ink, wax crayon, adhesive film, and adhesive tape on translucent paper, paper, reprographic copies, and gelatin silver print
sheet (smallest): 22 x 22 cm sheet (largest): 30 x 21 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
model of street and buildings with proposed inflatable roof, including cast metal figures, and vehicles, and cover for model
1 model(s)
Plastic foam, paint, composite wood, wood, plastic, metal, thread, graphite pencil as pegs, graphite, printed paper, adhesive film and adhesive labels (by conservation/restauration) graphite, ink, adhesive film, paper collage, adhesive labels, metal, metal wire, styrofoam (tm), wood, composite wood, masonite (tm), paint, nylon, and thread (by howard shubert)
model: 21 x 74.5 x 10.5 cm
Cedric Price fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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