DOI issue:
No. 264 (1915)
DOI article:Recent designs in domestic architecture
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21212#0128
Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture
brickwork, which is treated
with small hand-made red
bricks of uniform colour,
but varying texture, the roof
being covered with rough
hand-made tiles. The formal
gardens were also designed
by Mr. Johnston, who made
a feature of garden design
in his practice.
The bungalow of which we
give an illustration opposite,
was recently completed at
Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon,
where it stands on a fine
site 6000 feet above sea
level, commanding some of
the most magnificient views
in the island. The planning
farcfeiU' Dn1ran<ze
PLAN OF “THE ORCHARD,” CHORLEY WOOD,
HERTS
'principal Prifrance.
ORCHARD
“THE orchard,”
CHORLEY WOOD :
ENTRANCE FRONT
R, F. JOHNSTON, ARCHITECT
of the house was largely
influenced by these views,
and by the direction of
the monsoon. The plan
consists of a hall, 18 feet
by 17 feet, entered through
a loggia, a drawing-
room, 18 feet by 15 feet,
and a dining-room of similar
dimensions. There are
three bedrooms, one being
arranged en suite with a
dressing-room and bath-
room. The servants’ com-
pound with the kitchen is
at the rear and is approached
by a covered way. The
walls are built of local stone,
quarried near the site, and
the external joinery is finished
white. The internal details
and decorations are simple
in character, the prevailing
colour of the walls and wood-
work being French grey.
The open fireplaces were
designed in local stone left
rough. The work has been
carried out from the designs
of Mr. H. Stratton Davis
(Messrs. Trew and Davis),
Architect, of Gloucester.
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brickwork, which is treated
with small hand-made red
bricks of uniform colour,
but varying texture, the roof
being covered with rough
hand-made tiles. The formal
gardens were also designed
by Mr. Johnston, who made
a feature of garden design
in his practice.
The bungalow of which we
give an illustration opposite,
was recently completed at
Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon,
where it stands on a fine
site 6000 feet above sea
level, commanding some of
the most magnificient views
in the island. The planning
farcfeiU' Dn1ran<ze
PLAN OF “THE ORCHARD,” CHORLEY WOOD,
HERTS
'principal Prifrance.
ORCHARD
“THE orchard,”
CHORLEY WOOD :
ENTRANCE FRONT
R, F. JOHNSTON, ARCHITECT
of the house was largely
influenced by these views,
and by the direction of
the monsoon. The plan
consists of a hall, 18 feet
by 17 feet, entered through
a loggia, a drawing-
room, 18 feet by 15 feet,
and a dining-room of similar
dimensions. There are
three bedrooms, one being
arranged en suite with a
dressing-room and bath-
room. The servants’ com-
pound with the kitchen is
at the rear and is approached
by a covered way. The
walls are built of local stone,
quarried near the site, and
the external joinery is finished
white. The internal details
and decorations are simple
in character, the prevailing
colour of the walls and wood-
work being French grey.
The open fireplaces were
designed in local stone left
rough. The work has been
carried out from the designs
of Mr. H. Stratton Davis
(Messrs. Trew and Davis),
Architect, of Gloucester.
122