DOI Heft:
Nr. 120 (March 1903)
DOI Artikel:Maule, Hugh P. G.: Some notes on suburban house and garden
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19878#0106
A Suburban House and Garden
SOME NOTES ON A SUBURBAN A reference to the plan and various views will
HOUSE AND GARDEN. BY demonstrate the difficulties of the site, which is in
HUGH P. G. MAULE. shape like an irregular kite, bounded on the north
and east by the high road, from which the land
Much has been written of late on the revival falls rapidly. It is clear, therefore, that the varying
of English gardening, but it has chiefly had refer- changes of level should form the motif oi the whole
ence to large gardens and fine houses, and too scheme, and should dominate the relationship
little regard has been paid to the smaller kinds, between house and garden. It is just this combin-
which really almost equally deserve our attention, ation of house with garden, and the manner in
and which well repay an attempt at analysis and which each has been treated individually, as well as
study. in its relationship to the other, which claims our
The illustrations of this garden and house at attention.
Harrow, designed by Mr. Arnold Mitchell for The archway and forecourt which so effectively
himself, are worthy of some consideration; for screen the entrance from the road, the terrace
though the site is contracted and difficult to treat, and garden steps set out where the greatest length
it is a good example of what can and might be can be obtained, the skilful seizing of the most
done in scores of cases to attain unity of concep- level portion for a lawn as a children's playground,
tion and a definite combination of house with show conclusively what an important part the
garden, even though the area be limited in extent garden has played in determining the exact posi-
and the house but a small one. tion of the house, and that it has been an important
Mr. Arnold Mitchell has fully realised that a factor in its plan, and that the site, difficult as it
site, no matter how small (and this is only one- is, has been treated as a whole. Indeed, if
third of an acre), is capable of definite treatment, these and the garden surroundings generally be
provided the correct scale is kept in all the parts, eliminated, the plan of the house becomes almost
and planning in the grand manner is not attempted meaningless.
in such a small and confined area. The result is that the utmost advantage has been
SOME NOTES ON A SUBURBAN A reference to the plan and various views will
HOUSE AND GARDEN. BY demonstrate the difficulties of the site, which is in
HUGH P. G. MAULE. shape like an irregular kite, bounded on the north
and east by the high road, from which the land
Much has been written of late on the revival falls rapidly. It is clear, therefore, that the varying
of English gardening, but it has chiefly had refer- changes of level should form the motif oi the whole
ence to large gardens and fine houses, and too scheme, and should dominate the relationship
little regard has been paid to the smaller kinds, between house and garden. It is just this combin-
which really almost equally deserve our attention, ation of house with garden, and the manner in
and which well repay an attempt at analysis and which each has been treated individually, as well as
study. in its relationship to the other, which claims our
The illustrations of this garden and house at attention.
Harrow, designed by Mr. Arnold Mitchell for The archway and forecourt which so effectively
himself, are worthy of some consideration; for screen the entrance from the road, the terrace
though the site is contracted and difficult to treat, and garden steps set out where the greatest length
it is a good example of what can and might be can be obtained, the skilful seizing of the most
done in scores of cases to attain unity of concep- level portion for a lawn as a children's playground,
tion and a definite combination of house with show conclusively what an important part the
garden, even though the area be limited in extent garden has played in determining the exact posi-
and the house but a small one. tion of the house, and that it has been an important
Mr. Arnold Mitchell has fully realised that a factor in its plan, and that the site, difficult as it
site, no matter how small (and this is only one- is, has been treated as a whole. Indeed, if
third of an acre), is capable of definite treatment, these and the garden surroundings generally be
provided the correct scale is kept in all the parts, eliminated, the plan of the house becomes almost
and planning in the grand manner is not attempted meaningless.
in such a small and confined area. The result is that the utmost advantage has been