The Studio yearbook of decorative art (1915)

SMALL COUNTRY HOUSES AND COTTAGES



“ COOPERS BRIDGE,” LIPHOOK. UNSWORTH AND TRIGGS, ARCHITECTS

height of nine or ten
feet. Where this is
done the upper part
of the room should
be ventilated. In a
small country house
it is preferable that
the rooms should be
arranged on two
floors only ; where
a third storey is
added it should be
entirely in the root,
and as this method
of construction in-
volves a building
from twenty-two to twenty-four feet in width it is not generally advis-
able in houses of less than six bedrooms.
The cost of building varies considerably in every part of the country ;
it varies also with the nature of the site, and a site on sloping ground
will often increase the cost by io to 20 per cent. But to estimate on
a safe basis, a cost of eightpence per cubic foot for the main building,
and sixpence per cubic foot for outbuildings, will generally suffice for a
well-built house. For an outlay of £700 we might therefore reasonably
expect the accommodation to provide for a dining-room, sitting-room,
kitchen, scullery, and offices, and tour bedrooms on the first floor. An
outlay of an additional £300 will provide an additional sitting-room
and two bedrooms. In a small country house where economical con-
siderations are paramount it is often advisable to arrange the bathroom
downstairs.
It is a great mistake
to imagine that be-
cause a house is pic-
turesque outside it is
of necessity incon-
veniently planned
inside, and any archi-
tect worth his salt
will not have much
difficulty in com-
bining a good work-
able plan with an
unobtrusive and
simple exterior.

HAILIE,” LIPHOOK
l6

UNSWORTH AND TRIGGS, ARCHITECTS