Jencks’ Cosmic House and archival drawings go public this weekend

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-09-23T06:00:00

Source: Jencks Foundation

Gallery: Jencks, Farrell, CZWG and Paolozzi sketches – plus Koolhaas reject

Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House in Holland Park opens to the public tomorrow.

Previously known as the Thematic House, it was the UK’s first post-modern house to be given grade I protection.

It has been described as one of the most important examples of post-modern architecture, with researcher and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman likening it to the Soane Museum for its exemplification in built form of a designer’s manifesto.

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