tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post5320403203636244445..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: An early modern country house: UpmeadsArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-59487444451846542912012-12-27T04:34:20.048-05:002012-12-27T04:34:20.048-05:00I thoroughly recommend people check out the 2012-p...I thoroughly recommend people check out the 2012-published article on Edgar Wood by David Morris in the University of Manchester's John Rylands Bulletin. Do not under-estimate this architect's importance - he was highlighted as a 'famous architect' alongside only Richard Norman Shaw, Philip Webb, Voysey and Baillie Scott in a 1904 review of Das Englische Haus in 'The Studio'. The formation of the Modernist canon in the 1930s did him very few favours (always question the canon people - Only Loos, CRM, Hoffman, Irving Gill and FLW were being this avant-garde in 1908). Pevsner rather belatedly recognised Wood's importance and really should have written him in to later editions of 'Pioneers' (see his 'Nine Swallows, No Summer' from 1942 and his entries for Upmeads and First Church of Christ Scientist in later 'Buildings of England'). I'd even caution against assumptions Wood followed Lutyens (Lutyens designed Abbey House in 1910, shortly after working with Wood on the Hampstead Garden suburb project.. he'd have known the older Wood's flat-roofed proto-modernism). Wood was of course a 'provincial' Manchester architect. In 1907-08 Manchester was wasting its communal energy on developments such as the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, AV Roe's first aircraft, Beyer-Garratt Locomotion, Rutherford's atomic studies, women's suffrage (I'll stop there.. you can throw in Adolph Valette and the public debut of Elgar's 1st somewhere further down). Oh, and Charles Holden knew him.. no doubt very well. Shame so much Arts and Crafts evidence ended up in flames (see Eitan Karol, 2007).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-27148900407115546422012-10-10T05:12:26.193-04:002012-10-10T05:12:26.193-04:00i think this place is fabulous.
i love flat roofed...i think this place is fabulous.<br />i love flat roofed homed.<br />but,the architecture inside is amazing and quite a surprice.<br />;)Renée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-79433951749473511712012-10-03T13:30:30.853-04:002012-10-03T13:30:30.853-04:00Stefan a home like this was built in one of our hi...Stefan a home like this was built in one of our historic neighborhoods and everyone was aghast at the time. I have been in it during two different owners and have to say it is quite unique.<br /><br />I love the interior groin vaulting, archways, and those wonderful aged oak herringbone floors!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by Karena Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-77627288153220676332012-09-25T19:20:28.736-04:002012-09-25T19:20:28.736-04:00What an interesting house. It seems a bit Spartan ...What an interesting house. It seems a bit Spartan on the exterior but the interior is very warm and bright and I actually really like it. Very unique.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991085128131515835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-17582619577022467062012-09-25T17:53:16.482-04:002012-09-25T17:53:16.482-04:00Great improvements. Things remain the same but the...Great improvements. Things remain the same but the style change. All are looking more attractive than before with extra features added.custom stickershttp://www.printingray.com/custom-stickers-printing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-5369141536257206182012-09-17T10:50:44.121-04:002012-09-17T10:50:44.121-04:00It seems quite institutional on the outside - remi...It seems quite institutional on the outside - reminds me of some of my least favorite buildings at my alma mater, Rice University.<br /><br />Fascinating to see some of the old and new pictures! I could not make out the words on the space to the right of the vestibule, the area that leads to a dead end WC - but it looks like closets? I like that the stairs are tucked a bit to the side but still central.<br /><br />The upstairs seems to have very low ceiling heights!<br /><br />Loved reading this post and analyzing the pictures.<br /><br />- HollyThings That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-26459714650195730202012-09-16T07:43:40.464-04:002012-09-16T07:43:40.464-04:00Without the date, I would have guessed it to have ...Without the date, I would have guessed it to have been built in the 20's, so moderne are the facades---a great surprise.<br /><br />I don't find it completely beautiful, but I do find it completely fascinatingThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-49276374323980100732012-09-15T17:43:24.002-04:002012-09-15T17:43:24.002-04:00The architect's name is Wood.The architect's name is Wood.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-54559768799410558252012-09-15T15:25:39.595-04:002012-09-15T15:25:39.595-04:00Hi, Stefan - I've studied this house for the l...Hi, Stefan - I've studied this house for the longest time, trying to figure out to what other style it might harken. Such an odd placement of windows. Like pve design, I was reminded of a public school I attended, and then it hit me! This reminds me of the Anasazi ruins in Chaco Canyon, or the later Pueblo dwellings. Can you see it built into the side of a cliff?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-81671848628218482112012-09-15T10:19:39.441-04:002012-09-15T10:19:39.441-04:00Totally surprising and intriguing, this building.
...Totally surprising and intriguing, this building.<br />I agree with The Devoted Classicist, that Lutyens springs to mind, but does anyone know exactly who<br />designed this house? Unusual to the point of oddness<br />is a very apt description. The lack of fenestration on<br />the entrance facade would suggest an institution rather<br />than a residence~or perhaps an enlightened version of a penitentiary ?Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-33814420216007589332012-09-15T08:26:50.522-04:002012-09-15T08:26:50.522-04:00It reminds me of my elementary school. I love the...It reminds me of my elementary school. I love the images you have shared. I shall have a look further....<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-21954497565649216592012-09-15T08:20:08.384-04:002012-09-15T08:20:08.384-04:00It is such an interesting place. The exterior is ...It is such an interesting place. The exterior is so deco yet also has faint echos of houses from hundreds of years earlier. <br /><br />I love that first fireplace with that eccentric combination of marble.<br /><br />I don't like the 2-tone room very much... the door just feels wrong. Still, the entry is marvelous. Thanks for another great tour!<br />Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-83928631589587340262012-09-15T00:23:38.449-04:002012-09-15T00:23:38.449-04:00"Groin-vaulted" is a new term to me, but..."Groin-vaulted" is a new term to me, but I love what it describes, especially the 9th picture down, of the hall. columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-43160623076757418452012-09-14T22:25:54.776-04:002012-09-14T22:25:54.776-04:00I find the misconception among non-design types th...I find the misconception among non-design types that modernism was a flaw of the 1950's, so amusing. I do find the exterior of that house odd but the interiors rather pleasing. Thanks for the introduction to one I was not familiar with.Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-67617800689622892122012-09-14T21:24:01.723-04:002012-09-14T21:24:01.723-04:00It IS a great house for its time. There seems to ...It IS a great house for its time. There seems to be some influence by Lutyens, and that is always a plus for me.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com