Studio: international art (83.1922)

DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION

ADDITION TO COMMONWOOD HOUSE
CHIPPERFIELD, HERTS. BENNETT AND
HOSSACK, F. AND A.R.I.B.A., ARCHITECTS

DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE AND
DECORATION. 0000

THE wing illustrated above was added
to “ Commonwood,” a country house
overlooking a fine stretch of country
about four miles from Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire, and has just been completed.
The general proportion and design were
modelled upon the half-timber work of
the late sixteenth century. The accom-
modation consists of a study on the ground
floor and a bedroom on the first floor,
connected by an internal staircase. The

bedroom opens upon the balcony over-
looking the lawns. The oak used through-
out was obtained from old buildings, part
coming from the belfry of Watford Church
and part from an old barn in the vicinity.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
in obtaining the long lengths required
for the supports for the balcony and some
of the other large pieces. The roof tiles
have come from various old buildings in
the neighbourhood. The local craftsmen
employed showed great skill in laying the
tiles, some of which were flat, some con-
cave, and almost all of different shapes and

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