DOI Heft:
No. 198 (September, 1908)
DOI Artikel:Architectural gardening, [7]: After designs by C. E. Mallows, F. R. I. B. A., and F. L. Griggs
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20967#0314
LOGGIA AND APPROACH
DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY C. E. MALLOWS, F. R.I.B.A.
the garden, and look through the wide break
between the pergolas on each side. At the level
of the water garden itself an open arcade or
walk runs round the four sides, and is inter-
rupted only by the central archway from the
river and the boathouse on the opposite side.
This lower level forms an almost complete
cloister, oblong in shape, the central space or
“garth” being occupied by water and flowers.
Under the small terrace between the bay win-
dows the boathouse is placed, and access to the
garden from the upper level is obtained by the
steps arranged on each side of this small terrace
and the bridge opposite.
This scheme illustrates, perhaps as clearly
as any in this series, the idea that the term
“ Architectural Gardening ” is intended to con-
vey, viz., the arrangement, within preconceived
and definite architectural lines, of the garden in
relation to the house.
The same central idea in design of square
bays with a recessed space between, is shown
on page 278 in the design for a garden court.
In this plan the lower part of the central space
is occupied by an open loggia, which serves the
280
A GARDEN ENTRANCE AND APPROACH
DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
A rchitectural Gardening.—VII.
double purpose of a garden entrance linking
together the drawing- and dining-rooms, and also
of an open-air living-room. As the sketch in-
dicates, an important part of this plan is the
treatment of the water, which is arranged as a
square pond placed on the centre line of the
loggia. This water being on the south side of
the house would form a cool and pleasant space
with its reflections of the house and trees and
flowers, viewed from the shade of the loggia, on
hot summer days.
In a matter of important detail one of the
pleasantest and certainly one of the most useful
features in an English garden is (or rather should
be, for the point is nearly always ignored or
forgotten) an outdoor sitting- or living-room
where meals can be served and enjoyed in com-
fort. When some attention has been given to
this point, the provision made is such that it
is usually quite inadequate, and those who wish
DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY C. E. MALLOWS, F. R.I.B.A.
the garden, and look through the wide break
between the pergolas on each side. At the level
of the water garden itself an open arcade or
walk runs round the four sides, and is inter-
rupted only by the central archway from the
river and the boathouse on the opposite side.
This lower level forms an almost complete
cloister, oblong in shape, the central space or
“garth” being occupied by water and flowers.
Under the small terrace between the bay win-
dows the boathouse is placed, and access to the
garden from the upper level is obtained by the
steps arranged on each side of this small terrace
and the bridge opposite.
This scheme illustrates, perhaps as clearly
as any in this series, the idea that the term
“ Architectural Gardening ” is intended to con-
vey, viz., the arrangement, within preconceived
and definite architectural lines, of the garden in
relation to the house.
The same central idea in design of square
bays with a recessed space between, is shown
on page 278 in the design for a garden court.
In this plan the lower part of the central space
is occupied by an open loggia, which serves the
280
A GARDEN ENTRANCE AND APPROACH
DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY C. E. MALLOWS, F.R.I.B.A.
A rchitectural Gardening.—VII.
double purpose of a garden entrance linking
together the drawing- and dining-rooms, and also
of an open-air living-room. As the sketch in-
dicates, an important part of this plan is the
treatment of the water, which is arranged as a
square pond placed on the centre line of the
loggia. This water being on the south side of
the house would form a cool and pleasant space
with its reflections of the house and trees and
flowers, viewed from the shade of the loggia, on
hot summer days.
In a matter of important detail one of the
pleasantest and certainly one of the most useful
features in an English garden is (or rather should
be, for the point is nearly always ignored or
forgotten) an outdoor sitting- or living-room
where meals can be served and enjoyed in com-
fort. When some attention has been given to
this point, the provision made is such that it
is usually quite inadequate, and those who wish