International studio (60.1916/1917)

Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture

ECENTDESIGNS IN DOMESTIC
ARCHITECTURE.
With one or two exceptions, the exhibits
in domestic architecture on view at this year’s
Royal Scottish Academy, held at Edinburgh, were
completed works, and few drawings were to be
seen. On the left side of the room a large
frame contained six photographs of “ Stobieside,”
Drumclog, .Lanarkshire, which was carried out from
the designs and under the direction of Messrs.
Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid, of Edinburgh. The
design of the exterior is in keeping with the histori-
cal associations of the district. Avondale, where
“Stobieside” is situated, is familiar to all who are
acquainted with the doings of the Covenanters ;
and directly to the south of the site is the famous
old battlefield of Drumclog. The foundations of
the structure have been laid on high ground, at
least 800 feet above sea level; and from the upper

windows there are fine views to be obtained of
the surrounding undulating, pastoral country, the
heather-covered moors, and distant hills. In plan
the arrangement of the house is somewhat irregu-
lar, as a result of the conditions governing the site.
The external treatment is indicative of the somewhat
severe type of domestic architecture peculiar to
Scotland, wherein the effect is dependent as much
on the general balance and outline as on the
detail, of which latter there is comparatively little.
The walls have been finished with harl or rough-
casted, the roofs being covered with thick, dark
blue slates. For the dressings to windows, doors,
dormers, crowsteps, gables, etc., a stone of a
greyish-pink hue has been used. As regards the
internal treatment, it has generally been carried
out in a plain though typical manner; but a more
elaborate scheme has been executed in the hall,
smoking-room and drawing-room. In the two first-
named rooms, the walls have been finished with



STOBIESIDE, DRUMCLOG I SMOKING-ROOM LEADBETTER, FAIRLEY AND REID, ARCHITECTS
(Photo: T. Lewis I.ta., Birmingham)

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