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The British Empire
DOI Artikel:Reid, Arthur H.: Domestic architecture in South Africa
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21779#0122
SOUTH AFRICA
It possesses quiet dignity and suitability such as are obtainable with the
materials at command. The roof is of tiles, with large concrete-covered
gutter, while the high foundations are of stone.
A HOUSE IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA
A drawing and plan are reproduced on page 120 of a house designed by
Messrs Tate-Smith and Henderson and erected under their supervision
in the first garden suburb in Africa, at Muthaiga, British East Africa.
The principal feature of the planning is the loggia, or outside parlour,
usually a dominating factor of houses in Equatoria. For nearly the
whole of the year the loggia is the living-room ; all meals are taken
there and it is used for the reception of visitors and their entertainment.
The house is built of stone, faced with rough-cast cement, and the roof
is covered with cedar shingles. All the internal woodwork, including the
floors, is executed in local cedar, oiled and wax-polished. The skilled
labour employed in building the house was Indian and the unskilled
native.
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It possesses quiet dignity and suitability such as are obtainable with the
materials at command. The roof is of tiles, with large concrete-covered
gutter, while the high foundations are of stone.
A HOUSE IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA
A drawing and plan are reproduced on page 120 of a house designed by
Messrs Tate-Smith and Henderson and erected under their supervision
in the first garden suburb in Africa, at Muthaiga, British East Africa.
The principal feature of the planning is the loggia, or outside parlour,
usually a dominating factor of houses in Equatoria. For nearly the
whole of the year the loggia is the living-room ; all meals are taken
there and it is used for the reception of visitors and their entertainment.
The house is built of stone, faced with rough-cast cement, and the roof
is covered with cedar shingles. All the internal woodwork, including the
floors, is executed in local cedar, oiled and wax-polished. The skilled
labour employed in building the house was Indian and the unskilled
native.
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