DOI Heft:
No. 159 (June, 1906)
DOI Artikel:Recent designs in domestic architecture
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20715#0070
Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture
HOUSE at MAI'PERLEY PARK: MESSRS. A. R. CALVERT &
SOUTH-EAST VIEW (See next page) W. R. G1.EAVE, ARCHITECTS
“ Some indication of the general homely character
of the interior may be gained from the sketch
reproduced on page 44. Whatever qualities it may
possess depend entirely on structure and proportion
and by that treatment of materials which has been
ndicated.
“ In the case of previous plans illustrated in The
Studio, estimates of cost have been omitted,
mainly because in view of the considerable varia-
tions of price which occur
in different localities. Such
figures can only be ac-
curately stated with refer-
ence to a given locality
where the conditions are
known. But in a scheme
which professes an econo-
mical basis, as far as
economy can be carried
without affecting the real
qualities of a building, it
seems desirable that some
indication of the cost should
be given. In most country
districts the inclusive cost
of this house, with outbuild-
ings and stable, the floors
in oak and maple, and the
greater part of the wood-
work in oak, ash and elm,
would be from ^1,800 to
£2 ,000. A considerable
factor in the general charac-
ter of the interior consists
in the use of home-grown
timber, finished without
stain or paint. The beams
of English oak still in their
form and outlines suggest
that they have once been
growing trees, while the
panelling and doors include
in their various parts, oak,
ash, elm, chestnut, beech,
birch, and other woods,
giving a considerable va-
riety of natural tones of
brownish-grey—with spaces
of white-washed brickwork
and plaster.
“The furniture to har-
monise with such a scheme
may be of the simpler an-
tique kind, or if modern
should be designed and made in the old way
without any of that superficial smartness and French
polish which most modern furniture displays. The
dingy carpets and stuffy splendours of the villa
will be carefully avoided, and the general effect
will present a cleanly freshness and homeliness.”
A drawing-room, designed by Mr. D. Whittet-
Thomson, is illustrated on page 47. The walls
MESSRS. A. R. CALVERT &
W. R. GLEAVE, ARCHITECTS
HALL OF HOUSE AT MAPPERLEY PARK
49
HOUSE at MAI'PERLEY PARK: MESSRS. A. R. CALVERT &
SOUTH-EAST VIEW (See next page) W. R. G1.EAVE, ARCHITECTS
“ Some indication of the general homely character
of the interior may be gained from the sketch
reproduced on page 44. Whatever qualities it may
possess depend entirely on structure and proportion
and by that treatment of materials which has been
ndicated.
“ In the case of previous plans illustrated in The
Studio, estimates of cost have been omitted,
mainly because in view of the considerable varia-
tions of price which occur
in different localities. Such
figures can only be ac-
curately stated with refer-
ence to a given locality
where the conditions are
known. But in a scheme
which professes an econo-
mical basis, as far as
economy can be carried
without affecting the real
qualities of a building, it
seems desirable that some
indication of the cost should
be given. In most country
districts the inclusive cost
of this house, with outbuild-
ings and stable, the floors
in oak and maple, and the
greater part of the wood-
work in oak, ash and elm,
would be from ^1,800 to
£2 ,000. A considerable
factor in the general charac-
ter of the interior consists
in the use of home-grown
timber, finished without
stain or paint. The beams
of English oak still in their
form and outlines suggest
that they have once been
growing trees, while the
panelling and doors include
in their various parts, oak,
ash, elm, chestnut, beech,
birch, and other woods,
giving a considerable va-
riety of natural tones of
brownish-grey—with spaces
of white-washed brickwork
and plaster.
“The furniture to har-
monise with such a scheme
may be of the simpler an-
tique kind, or if modern
should be designed and made in the old way
without any of that superficial smartness and French
polish which most modern furniture displays. The
dingy carpets and stuffy splendours of the villa
will be carefully avoided, and the general effect
will present a cleanly freshness and homeliness.”
A drawing-room, designed by Mr. D. Whittet-
Thomson, is illustrated on page 47. The walls
MESSRS. A. R. CALVERT &
W. R. GLEAVE, ARCHITECTS
HALL OF HOUSE AT MAPPERLEY PARK
49