DOI Heft:
Nr. 143 (February 1905)
DOI Artikel:Some recent designs for domestic architecture
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20711#0072
Designs for Domestic Architecture
that there is a very studied absence of insignificant
ornamentation, and that the whole effect is gained
by the proportion and effective distribution of
spaces. Such furniture as finds place here has
been designed in sympathetic accord with its
architectural surroundings. A corridor connects
the hall with the billiard room, which is an
especially characteristic example of reticence in
design. Sight has not been lost of the practical
uses of the room, for the top light introduced
through the roof, of which the construction is
frankly shown, is of course eminently suitable for
the players. The bracket shelves affixed to the
square pillars supporting the roof are also con-
venient for the bestowal of glasses, match-boxes,
and so forth, during the progress of a game. The
grotesque carvings finishing off the ends of the
hammer-beams are the only touches of ornamenta-
tion introduced, and these, it will be noted,
emphasise rather than conceal the construction—
a significant principle of design which is neglected
far too often nowadays. The smaller rooms are
marked by the same sobriety of treatment, and the
same harmony exists between the room and the furni-
ture which finds place there, due of course to the
fact that this furniture has been designed by the
architects of the building, Messrs. J. Salmon &
Son, of Glasgow.
1'he House at Wolves Neivton stands boldly and
pleasantly some 800 feet above the level of the sea,
overlooking the beautiful surrounding scenery for a
radius of thirty miles towards Abergavenny, and
commands a good view of the Sugar Loaf Moun-
tain. The scene generally from the house is one
which leaves no doubt as to the suitability of the
site. The hill falls rapidly away from the terrace,
and the ridges of firs that follow its incline greatly
enhance the site and set the buildings off to con-
siderable advantage. It is built of local stone,
quarried on the estate, but owing to its porous
nature the whole outer face is covered with rough
cast. Oak is used consistently throughout the
house, and the roofs, are covered with red Bridge-
water tiles. The house has been planned and
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that there is a very studied absence of insignificant
ornamentation, and that the whole effect is gained
by the proportion and effective distribution of
spaces. Such furniture as finds place here has
been designed in sympathetic accord with its
architectural surroundings. A corridor connects
the hall with the billiard room, which is an
especially characteristic example of reticence in
design. Sight has not been lost of the practical
uses of the room, for the top light introduced
through the roof, of which the construction is
frankly shown, is of course eminently suitable for
the players. The bracket shelves affixed to the
square pillars supporting the roof are also con-
venient for the bestowal of glasses, match-boxes,
and so forth, during the progress of a game. The
grotesque carvings finishing off the ends of the
hammer-beams are the only touches of ornamenta-
tion introduced, and these, it will be noted,
emphasise rather than conceal the construction—
a significant principle of design which is neglected
far too often nowadays. The smaller rooms are
marked by the same sobriety of treatment, and the
same harmony exists between the room and the furni-
ture which finds place there, due of course to the
fact that this furniture has been designed by the
architects of the building, Messrs. J. Salmon &
Son, of Glasgow.
1'he House at Wolves Neivton stands boldly and
pleasantly some 800 feet above the level of the sea,
overlooking the beautiful surrounding scenery for a
radius of thirty miles towards Abergavenny, and
commands a good view of the Sugar Loaf Moun-
tain. The scene generally from the house is one
which leaves no doubt as to the suitability of the
site. The hill falls rapidly away from the terrace,
and the ridges of firs that follow its incline greatly
enhance the site and set the buildings off to con-
siderable advantage. It is built of local stone,
quarried on the estate, but owing to its porous
nature the whole outer face is covered with rough
cast. Oak is used consistently throughout the
house, and the roofs, are covered with red Bridge-
water tiles. The house has been planned and
"THE RICH DISCIPLE" BY VON GEBHARDT
56