DOI Heft:
No. 96 (March, 1901)
DOI Artikel:Wood, Esther: Some modern cottages
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19787#0127
Some Modern Cottages.
plan of "tourelle'' c. harrison townsend, architect
ment of cottage-building. In the three
here illustrated—"Tourelle," Sal-
combe, Devon ; " Greenlees," North-
wood, Middlesex ; and " Theobalds,"
at Chilworth—there is a note of
distinction and individuality which
only a few of the newer generation
of architects have given to build-
ings of this unpretentious scale.
" Tourelle" is especially charming
in the treatment of the circular
tower which carries the stairs. This
is roofed with green glazed tiles, an
.Jist floor Itan ^ original and very successful use of
this colour and material in the exterior
plan. The design of the front-door
and the windows, set closely round it,
by which the entrance is lighted, is
another interesting fea-
ture of the house. On
the opposite side, away
from the tower, is an
arched porch or veran-
dah, supporting a bal-
cony above. A cottage
at Retford has a half-
timbered upper storey,
and the occurrence of
the windows in some-
what unexpected places
out of conventional
order, has a very pretty
effect. " Greenlees,"
plan of "tourelle" c. Harrison townsend, architect perhaps, rather outruns
the cottage idea, but is
little forethought in building will often contrive for very simple in treatment. The lower half of the
him an odd nook, either in the roof (where it outer walls is in plain cement, the upper half brick,
should be well warmed and ventilated, as is seldom In all three designs the chimneys are kept low and
done) or in some part isolated from the parlour or unobtrusive, an excellent rule in cottages, where their
"talking-room," and from the inevitable sounds of form, and that of the roof generally, determine the
the kitchen and the door.
Musicians also—and their
house-mates — will appre-
ciate an out - of - the - way
practice-room, which will
be more conducive to har-
mony than the custom of
giving over the remotest
corners of the house to
servants and lumber.
The work of Mr. Harri-
son Townsend affords <
some of the happiest in-
stances of this develop- "theobalds," chilworth c. Harrison townsend, architect
io5
plan of "tourelle'' c. harrison townsend, architect
ment of cottage-building. In the three
here illustrated—"Tourelle," Sal-
combe, Devon ; " Greenlees," North-
wood, Middlesex ; and " Theobalds,"
at Chilworth—there is a note of
distinction and individuality which
only a few of the newer generation
of architects have given to build-
ings of this unpretentious scale.
" Tourelle" is especially charming
in the treatment of the circular
tower which carries the stairs. This
is roofed with green glazed tiles, an
.Jist floor Itan ^ original and very successful use of
this colour and material in the exterior
plan. The design of the front-door
and the windows, set closely round it,
by which the entrance is lighted, is
another interesting fea-
ture of the house. On
the opposite side, away
from the tower, is an
arched porch or veran-
dah, supporting a bal-
cony above. A cottage
at Retford has a half-
timbered upper storey,
and the occurrence of
the windows in some-
what unexpected places
out of conventional
order, has a very pretty
effect. " Greenlees,"
plan of "tourelle" c. Harrison townsend, architect perhaps, rather outruns
the cottage idea, but is
little forethought in building will often contrive for very simple in treatment. The lower half of the
him an odd nook, either in the roof (where it outer walls is in plain cement, the upper half brick,
should be well warmed and ventilated, as is seldom In all three designs the chimneys are kept low and
done) or in some part isolated from the parlour or unobtrusive, an excellent rule in cottages, where their
"talking-room," and from the inevitable sounds of form, and that of the roof generally, determine the
the kitchen and the door.
Musicians also—and their
house-mates — will appre-
ciate an out - of - the - way
practice-room, which will
be more conducive to har-
mony than the custom of
giving over the remotest
corners of the house to
servants and lumber.
The work of Mr. Harri-
son Townsend affords <
some of the happiest in-
stances of this develop- "theobalds," chilworth c. Harrison townsend, architect
io5