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M336 Design for an unidentified studio

Date: 1919
Authorship:

(Mackintosh)

In a letter of August 1919 to his patron and supporter William Davidson, Mackintosh wrote of the effect of the First World War on the cost of building: 'I have drawn out plans of a studio for the wife of one of Vickers managers. This in normal times would have cost between £3500 & £4000 whereas I have got a rough estimate of £11000 and of course people are staggered.' 1 No visual evidence for this design has been found, and the client has not been identified.

Authorship: Mackintosh himself described having worked on this project.

Status: Unknown

Notes:

1: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow: letter from Mackintosh to William Davidson, 15 August 1919, GLAHA 52542.

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.