DOI Heft:
No. 182 (January 1925)
DOI Artikel:[Studio-talk]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21402#0046
BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM. — The irreparable has been able to carry out his ideas freely,
injury which has been done to so with a result that has charmed everyone,
many of our old towns and villages by With all this, however, no practical con-
heedless or ignorant building and restora- siderations of planning have been sacrificed
tion should make us all grateful to archi- to mere elevational effect, in fact Mr.
tects who strive to retain something of Dussault is intensely practical in all his
the old spirit, while fulfilling the altered work, endeavouring to secure the maximum
requirements of modern life. We illustrate amount of accommodation and comfort
the garden elevation of " The Meads," with the minimum of entailed housework,
Stratford-on-Avon, one of a group of and does not shrink from using any
houses recently designed by Mr. L. L. modern labour-saving devices that conduce
Dussault, F.R.I.B.A. An enthusiastic to this end. a 0 0 0 0
student of the architecture of Shakespeare's In addition to this side of his activities
time, and having his home in Stratford-on- Mr. Dussault has a number of interesting
Avon, Mr. Dussault may be said to have commercial buildings and cinemas to his
imbibed the tradition, and his work in this credit; in connection with which his
town consequently harmonises in an unique treatment of brickwork is a noteworthy
way with the general character of the place, feature. Here, while inspired by all that
This is perhaps best exemplified in the is best in the Dutch tradition, he has been
charming house he has built for himself careful to avoid the excesses which charac-
on the banks of the Avon, where, unfettered terise much modern work. 0 0
by the idiosyncrasies of the " client," he M. B. B.
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GARDEN ELEVATION, "THE MEADS "
STRATFORD ON AVON. ARCHITECT :
L. L. DUSSAULT, F.R.I.B.A.
BIRMINGHAM. — The irreparable has been able to carry out his ideas freely,
injury which has been done to so with a result that has charmed everyone,
many of our old towns and villages by With all this, however, no practical con-
heedless or ignorant building and restora- siderations of planning have been sacrificed
tion should make us all grateful to archi- to mere elevational effect, in fact Mr.
tects who strive to retain something of Dussault is intensely practical in all his
the old spirit, while fulfilling the altered work, endeavouring to secure the maximum
requirements of modern life. We illustrate amount of accommodation and comfort
the garden elevation of " The Meads," with the minimum of entailed housework,
Stratford-on-Avon, one of a group of and does not shrink from using any
houses recently designed by Mr. L. L. modern labour-saving devices that conduce
Dussault, F.R.I.B.A. An enthusiastic to this end. a 0 0 0 0
student of the architecture of Shakespeare's In addition to this side of his activities
time, and having his home in Stratford-on- Mr. Dussault has a number of interesting
Avon, Mr. Dussault may be said to have commercial buildings and cinemas to his
imbibed the tradition, and his work in this credit; in connection with which his
town consequently harmonises in an unique treatment of brickwork is a noteworthy
way with the general character of the place, feature. Here, while inspired by all that
This is perhaps best exemplified in the is best in the Dutch tradition, he has been
charming house he has built for himself careful to avoid the excesses which charac-
on the banks of the Avon, where, unfettered terise much modern work. 0 0
by the idiosyncrasies of the " client," he M. B. B.
40
GARDEN ELEVATION, "THE MEADS "
STRATFORD ON AVON. ARCHITECT :
L. L. DUSSAULT, F.R.I.B.A.