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lect. ii.]
89
OF PRACTICAL BUILDING.
IN I 7>?i;- three things are chiefly to be studied:
Coi • . j Firmness, and Pleasure. To attain
tr e may consider this subject under (l) the
situation? and (2) the structure.
For the situation of a building? regard should
be had to the quality, temperature, and salubrity of
the air; the convenience of water, fuel, carriage,
&c. and the beauty of the prospect.
For the distribution of the parts of a building,
the observation is, that the chief rooms, studies,
libraries, &c. ft Id ue toward the earl: ofE 5 that
require heat, as kitchens, distiliatories, brew-houses,
&c. toward the south : those that require a fresh cool
air, as cellars, pantries, granaries,"&c. toward the
north, also galleries for paintings, museums, &c.
which require a steady light. Nevertheless, the ancient
Greeks and Romans generally placed the front of
their houses to the south; but the modern Italians
van7 from this rule.—Indeed, in this matter, regard
must be had to the general properties of a country ;
all places being obliged to provide against their re-
spective inconveniencics ; so that a good parlour in
Egypt might make a good cellar in England.
The structure of a building, may be considered
as composed of, first, the principal parts; then the
necessaries, or ornaments. To the principals belong,
the materials, and the form.
The materials of a building are either stone,
marble, brick, or wood, as fir, oak, &c.
Vol. III. Edit. 7. N The
89
OF PRACTICAL BUILDING.
IN I 7>?i;- three things are chiefly to be studied:
Coi • . j Firmness, and Pleasure. To attain
tr e may consider this subject under (l) the
situation? and (2) the structure.
For the situation of a building? regard should
be had to the quality, temperature, and salubrity of
the air; the convenience of water, fuel, carriage,
&c. and the beauty of the prospect.
For the distribution of the parts of a building,
the observation is, that the chief rooms, studies,
libraries, &c. ft Id ue toward the earl: ofE 5 that
require heat, as kitchens, distiliatories, brew-houses,
&c. toward the south : those that require a fresh cool
air, as cellars, pantries, granaries,"&c. toward the
north, also galleries for paintings, museums, &c.
which require a steady light. Nevertheless, the ancient
Greeks and Romans generally placed the front of
their houses to the south; but the modern Italians
van7 from this rule.—Indeed, in this matter, regard
must be had to the general properties of a country ;
all places being obliged to provide against their re-
spective inconveniencics ; so that a good parlour in
Egypt might make a good cellar in England.
The structure of a building, may be considered
as composed of, first, the principal parts; then the
necessaries, or ornaments. To the principals belong,
the materials, and the form.
The materials of a building are either stone,
marble, brick, or wood, as fir, oak, &c.
Vol. III. Edit. 7. N The