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Architectural Drawing

27/09/1994 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing issued for construction showing long sections EE and FF.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand drawn black technical pen on tracing vellum with annotations on sticky backed acetate.
Brief description
Drawing issued for construction showing long sections EE and FF for Chris Lowe loft apartment, designed by Brookes Stacey Randall, 1994.
Physical description
Drawing issued for construction showing long sections EE and FF.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60cm
  • Width: 126.6cm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • '275-0-13' (Textual information; English; vertically along left hand edge; hand written; felt tipped pen; 29/07/1994)
  • 'ALAN BROOKES ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS + TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS / APARTMENT ONE 1-10 SUMNERS STREET LONDON EC1 / G.A. SECTION Long section EE&FF 29/07/94 / DWG. NO.275-0-13 / 1:20' (Textual information; English; bottom right hand corner; computerized composition; acetate; 29/07/1994)
  • 'ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION / LL DIMENSIONS, RADII AND OFFSETS / FOR SETTING OUT SHOWN ON DRAWINGS / TO BE CHECKED ON SITE BY CONTRACTOR / TEMPLATES TO BE MADE OF CURVED / WALLS (Textual information; English; bottom right hand corner; computerized composition; acetate; 29/07/1994)
  • 'SECTION EE' 'EXISTING GLAZING / Exisiting made good and finished as / necessary' 'Existing wall surface' 'Recessed existing wall plane finished with / Dulux 4502-V' 'Existing roof structure' '2 layers 12.5mm plasterboard fixed on / curve to underside of existing roof / structure' ' New wall face formaed from two layers / 12.5mm plasterboard onto 50mm fully / boxed studs at 450mm centres with / noggins as necessary' 'GLASS STAIRCASE' / 19mm acid etched glass treads and risers with mitred edge fixed / to 2no. 20mm diameter stainless steel rods with cast steel fixings. / 20mm diam stainless steel handrail.' 'Structural opening for rooflight to / existing roof to be fully prepared to / allow for instalation of prefabricated / rooflight element. / Long walls to main spaces to have 60mm / shadow recess skirting under all elements / and screens. Bathroom wall to have / 60mm shadow line over bathroom / kitchen and storage pod screens.' '8mm SS support tie to mezzanine with / circular recessed connection at ceiling. / Adjustment within mezzanine at base' 'Sealed, toughened and curved double / glazed rooflight using frameless glazing / by Schuco with internal extruded / aluminium pivoting Sunshield 165 louvres / by technical blinds finished in white / polyester powder coating BS 00A 01. / Rooflight opens on 2no. hydraulic rams at / sides, operated by infra-red sensor with / seperate electrical switch as override. / External wind and rain sensors to close / rooflight automatically in certain / conditions. Louvres interconnected on / curved racking arm to open and close / together. Louvres operated by infra-red / sensor with electrical switch as override' 'Bisque 96mm diameter gilled tube radiator / galvinised and polyester powder coated / to White BS 00A 01. Flow nad return / rise in recessed wall trunking and pass / through mezzanine support CHS / connecting onto 15mm diam pipes pre- / fitted into void created in mezzanine / structure' 'LIGHT ING TO US. OF MEZZANINE / 100m thick whote birch mezzanine, with / vertical 100 x 20 stainless steel insert / plates to form composite structure / spanning from 200 x 100 RHS fixed onto / existing 'I' section columns within wall, to 8mm diam stainless steel rods / 3680' '8mm STAINLESS STEEL SUPPORT TIE' '40mm stainless steel handrail spaning / between wall and roof steel' 'Flush access panel in wall to conceal 6 no. / 13 amp power sockets, 1 no. telephone / socket and 1 no. TV socket' ' Shelf formed from two folded 3mm / stainless steel sheets with two rows of / 20mm diam x 35mm stainless steel / spacer lugs at equal centres wielded to / underside of top sheet and tapped to / receive stainless steel m6 socket head / machine screws. Shelf spans between / wall and 50 x 25mm oval stainless steel / support leg conduit. Void between plates / of shelf to receive slimline transformers. / Cables to 12v lights on underside of / mezzanine pass down oval support leg and / through 18 x 20mm void created in / mezzanine structure' 'Ceiling finish White Dulux 0500-N' '120mm Shadow Recess finished in Grey / Dulux 4502-Y.' 'Wall finish White Dulux 0500-N' 'MANUAL OVERRIDE / TO SOLENOID' 'DIRECTION OF TRAVEL' 'FD 30 Fire door made from 3 layers / 10mm fire resistant MDF laminated using / inert glue and curved with integral smoke / seal and intumescent strip by Sealmaster. / Door rotates on floor pivot with integral / self closing mechanism held open with / solonoid catches linked to fire alarm / system to release door to closed position / in the event of fire. Door finish white.' 'Natural anodised perforatd sliding / aluminium screen. Tp hung at rear into recessed channel flush with curved wall / face at head, with restraint fixed to wall / at base over which screen slides.' 'ENTRANCE DOOR' '19mm laquered adjustable MDF shelves / to internal sides of cupboards supported / on Hafele nickel plate shelf supports with / sleeve. Cat no. 282.01.701' 'EXISTING PARTY WALL' 'Edge etching float glass downlighter by / Concord lighting Ref. 16252 with / emergency backup. Light operation to be / switched to formt door opening with / overrride switch on main switch panel. / Alarm panel recessed into wall behind / hinged stainless steel cover plate with / rectangular slot cut into face to expose / LED display. / Main lighting switch plate in stainless / steel using Wasndsworth Electrical toggle / switches within single stainless steel / backing plate. Each light switch to be / labelled with etched letters below. / Video entry screen recessed into wall / with screen set into stainless steel / surround and speaker concealed behind / circular perforated stainless steel disc. / All controls to be stainless steel push / buttons. / False floor within cupboard 120mm above / FFL of main space, capable of bearing full / floor load. (Textual information; English; top drawing of Section EE; computerized composition; adhesive acetate; Brookes Stacey Randall; 29/07/1994)
  • 'SECTION F F' 'Acid etched Pyrostop glazing rated to 30 / minutes' 'Potterton Lynx 2 23.5kw combination / natural gas boiler fixed at a high level / within cupboard' 'Wall to door surround to be reinforced / using security mesh fixed to attack face / of wall covered by 12.5mm plasterboard. / Internal face to be formed using 12.5mm / plywood faced with 12.5mm plasterboard' 'Letterbox' '750 50 250' '19mm Solid MDF door with white Dulux / 0500-N smooth laquered finish and / concealed edge handle' 'Frameless acid etched side hung opening / door. Stainless steel hinge plate bonded to / edge of glazing. Hinge plates to match / pivot plates on other adjacent screens. / Door closes against matching door stop / catches.' 'Acid etched pivoting glass assemblies on / stainless steel frame to rear' '3395' '6 No Pixel framing projector light flush / fitting with plasterboard skin to ceiling. / (cat No 8075)' '3390' 'Long wall to main space to have 60mm / shadow recess skirting under all elements / and screens. Bathroom wall to have / 60mm shadow line over bathroom / kitchen and pod screens.' 'Two layers 19mm curved toughened glass / supported onto 4 no. stainless steel feet / with curved upper surface fixed into / sockets in mezzanine' 'Curved 20mm diam brushed stainless / steel handrails with hinged connections to / supports. Handrails to rise and fall with / opening rooflight' 'POD 3 POD 2 POD 1' 'MOVEABLE STORAGE PODS' 'DIRECTION OF TRAVEL' '3375 2795' 'Natural anodised individually pivoting and / sliding top hung aluminium screens. Doors / pivot individually in closed position, or / can slide and pivot to end stacking / positions.' 'New wall formed around existing column / using fully boxed studs faced with two / layers 12.5mm plasterboard' 'All light switches to be vertical line of / single toggle switched on rectangular SS / backplate' '6 No Pixel framing projector light flush / fitting with plasterboard skin to ceiling. / (cat No 8075)' 'DIRECTION OF TRAVEL' 'huttle framing projector by Iguzzini / (ref: 8475, 75w 12v) mounted onto / track i recessed return between boxed / out beam and base of curved ceiling. / Tracks in 4no. structural bays only. Not / in entrance corridor and not above / storage pods. One additional projector / fixed between bathroom end column and existing end wall glazing' (Textual information; English; lower drawing, Section F F; computerized composition; adhesive acetate; Brookes Stacey Randall; 29/07/1994)
Object history
Original working drawings and designs for Chris Lowe loft apartment, Sumners Street, London, EC1 designed by architects Brookes Stacey Randell.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Other number
275-0-13 - Creator's reference no.
Collection
Accession number
E.1606-2000

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Record createdDecember 7, 2001
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