DOI Artikel:
Jones, Sydney R.; Forrest, George Topham [Ill.]: The Roehampton Estate: illustrated by drawings prepared in the office of the architect to the London county council
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41869#0066
THE ROEHAMPTON ESTATE
have all the artistic qualities that distinguish a good church or public build-
ing, and can form as valuable a contribution to architecture as the more
imposing structures. But this can only be the case when the true signific-
ance of the problem to be solved has been realised.
The designer of the buildings for a housing scheme has at his disposal
nothing but units of a simple kind. Each house must occupy a small area,
for its plan allows of no waste or extravagance, and the costs of labour and
materials required for the work have to be brought down to the lowest
point consistent with sound building and reasonable architectural appear-
ance. These facts dictate a definite line of action for the designer, who
must weigh all the circumstances, and nicely balance one with the other.
A certain standard is required, above or below which he cannot go. The
houses on the Roehampton Estate illustrate the practical application of the
views expressed above. The plans, several of which appear on these pages,
have been conceived for convenience and practicability, and are based on
the simplest lines, as are the elevations which naturally arise from them.
These characteristics are quite in harmony with the purpose for which the
houses have been built, and are well suited to the people who live in them.
The application of intricate detail to work of this nature would be quite out
of place, and it has been wisely eschewed. However, large and broad
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have all the artistic qualities that distinguish a good church or public build-
ing, and can form as valuable a contribution to architecture as the more
imposing structures. But this can only be the case when the true signific-
ance of the problem to be solved has been realised.
The designer of the buildings for a housing scheme has at his disposal
nothing but units of a simple kind. Each house must occupy a small area,
for its plan allows of no waste or extravagance, and the costs of labour and
materials required for the work have to be brought down to the lowest
point consistent with sound building and reasonable architectural appear-
ance. These facts dictate a definite line of action for the designer, who
must weigh all the circumstances, and nicely balance one with the other.
A certain standard is required, above or below which he cannot go. The
houses on the Roehampton Estate illustrate the practical application of the
views expressed above. The plans, several of which appear on these pages,
have been conceived for convenience and practicability, and are based on
the simplest lines, as are the elevations which naturally arise from them.
These characteristics are quite in harmony with the purpose for which the
houses have been built, and are well suited to the people who live in them.
The application of intricate detail to work of this nature would be quite out
of place, and it has been wisely eschewed. However, large and broad
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