DOI issue:
No. 242 (May 1913)
DOI article:Recent designs in domestic architecture
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21160#0333
Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture
itself to the planning of a sunny garden, and one house, instead of being constructed away and
of the features of the house as projected is a long merely fitted by special workmen as usually
vista of grass-walk and flower-borders from the happens nowadays. Internally the house will be
garden door adjoining the dining-room. almost entirely finished in oak, with panelled walls
Peculiar interest attaches to the next house and stone chimney-pieces. The gardens have
illustrated—Hamptworth Lodge—on account of been re-designed, and lawns, terraces and steps
the method of building which has been adopted have been formed, utilising as far as possible the
under the supervision of the architect, Mr. E. Guy existing gardens.
Dawber, of London. The house stands in a park The form of the house at Furze Hill, Kingswood,
commanding extensive views on the edge of the Surrey (p. 312), was primarily suggested by con-
New Forest about twelve miles south of Salisbury, sideration of the position of the site on high ground
and occupies the site of an older house which has sloping towards the south with views of wooded
been wholly demolished, except as to a few of the country, and house and garden are designed in a
internal walls. It is being constructed almost simple English character harmonising with each
entirely of English oak, much of it grown close by, other and with their surroundings. The walls of the
the brickwork (of narrow two-inch bricks) being house are rough-casted except to the plinths and
restricted to the chimney stacks and the filling chimney caps, which are in grey-brown Sussex
between the timbers, and local stone being used bricks. The entrance doorway is of Ancaster
for some of the windows. The oak is being cut stone and the roofs are covered with dark red hand-
out, framed, and fitted together on the ground, made tiles. The living rooms are on the sunny
and not a single piece of timber is allowed to be side of the house, the cooler or northern side being
worked away from the site. The windows in the kept for the kitchen and its offices. The staircase
timber framing, the carved and moulded barge within the hall leads to a gallery or corridor looking
boards, are all constructed by hand, and special down into the hall and has an arched plaster ceiling,
sheds have been put up in which the oak panelling The hall, staircase and drawing-room are panelled,
and internal fittings will be made. The lead rain- all in a white or plain light colour, accentuating
water heads, down-pipes and eaves gutters are all the deep colour of the mahogany and oak chimney-
being modelled and cast on the ground, and as far pieces. Mr. H. P. Burke Downing, F.R.I.B.A.,
as possible, everything will be made in sight of the of Westminster was the architect for this house.
PLAN OF HAMPTWORTH LODGE, WILTS
E. GUY DAWBER, ARCHITECT
itself to the planning of a sunny garden, and one house, instead of being constructed away and
of the features of the house as projected is a long merely fitted by special workmen as usually
vista of grass-walk and flower-borders from the happens nowadays. Internally the house will be
garden door adjoining the dining-room. almost entirely finished in oak, with panelled walls
Peculiar interest attaches to the next house and stone chimney-pieces. The gardens have
illustrated—Hamptworth Lodge—on account of been re-designed, and lawns, terraces and steps
the method of building which has been adopted have been formed, utilising as far as possible the
under the supervision of the architect, Mr. E. Guy existing gardens.
Dawber, of London. The house stands in a park The form of the house at Furze Hill, Kingswood,
commanding extensive views on the edge of the Surrey (p. 312), was primarily suggested by con-
New Forest about twelve miles south of Salisbury, sideration of the position of the site on high ground
and occupies the site of an older house which has sloping towards the south with views of wooded
been wholly demolished, except as to a few of the country, and house and garden are designed in a
internal walls. It is being constructed almost simple English character harmonising with each
entirely of English oak, much of it grown close by, other and with their surroundings. The walls of the
the brickwork (of narrow two-inch bricks) being house are rough-casted except to the plinths and
restricted to the chimney stacks and the filling chimney caps, which are in grey-brown Sussex
between the timbers, and local stone being used bricks. The entrance doorway is of Ancaster
for some of the windows. The oak is being cut stone and the roofs are covered with dark red hand-
out, framed, and fitted together on the ground, made tiles. The living rooms are on the sunny
and not a single piece of timber is allowed to be side of the house, the cooler or northern side being
worked away from the site. The windows in the kept for the kitchen and its offices. The staircase
timber framing, the carved and moulded barge within the hall leads to a gallery or corridor looking
boards, are all constructed by hand, and special down into the hall and has an arched plaster ceiling,
sheds have been put up in which the oak panelling The hall, staircase and drawing-room are panelled,
and internal fittings will be made. The lead rain- all in a white or plain light colour, accentuating
water heads, down-pipes and eaves gutters are all the deep colour of the mahogany and oak chimney-
being modelled and cast on the ground, and as far pieces. Mr. H. P. Burke Downing, F.R.I.B.A.,
as possible, everything will be made in sight of the of Westminster was the architect for this house.
PLAN OF HAMPTWORTH LODGE, WILTS
E. GUY DAWBER, ARCHITECT