International studio (33.1907/1908(1908))

Recent Designs in Domestic Architecttire



PLAN OF HOUSE AT HARROW WEALD
ARNOLD MITCHELL, ARCHITECT

rooms for lumber and storage. The domestic
offices (kitchen, etc.) are in the basement, which,
owing to the slope of the ground, is level with it on
the southern side. Each of the three floors is
equipped with adequate sanitary appliances. The
materials used in the construction are multi-
coloured bricks and rich yellow-brown Ham stone,
with dark weather tiles on the roof.

THE STUDIO” YEAR BOOK
OF DECORATIVE ART, 1908.
The Editor desires to thank the numerous
architects and designers who have responded to
his invitation to send in material for illustrating the
third volume of this publication. A large number
of new and interesting designs have reached him,
and as the preparation of the volume is now well
in hand, it is hoped to have it ready for publication
early in the new year. As in the case of the second
volume issued at the beginning of the present year,
the 1908 volume will contain an important section
devoted to exterior architecture in addition to a
great variety of other subjects of interest to those
who are decorating or furnishing their homes, and
it will also contain a special article on Garden
Design by Mr. T. H. Mawson.

with a house intended for
the reception of sufferers
that feeling of cheerful
homeliness which is such a
potent factor in the treat-
ment of patients. This
cottage hospital at Harrow
occupies a charming sites
measuring an acre and a
half. It contains two large
wards, facing due south, so
that patients may have the
benefit of all the sunshine
possible; each is about
35 feet long, and has accom-
modation for eight beds,
but the cubic space is suf-
ficient for two more. On
the same floor, as shown
by the ground-floor plan
here reproduced, are placed
the rooms for the staff,
operating-room, etc.; on
the first-floor are the nurses’
bedrooms, and two large



PLAN OF GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR, HARROW COTTAGE HOSPITAL
ARNOLD MITCHELL, ARCHITECT

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