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Viewing a house you can't afford = well would you?
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Originally posted by gables View PostNope this Bernat Klein designed by Peter Womersly
Not for me.
This on the other hand.
I could get quite excited about.
From the Archive: Walled Garden, East Sussex
December 13th, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVE
This remarkable house was inspired by the simplicity of Mies van der Rohe‘s Barcelona Pavilion, itself a forerunner of a whole generation of lightweight steel and glass houses.
The raised position offers up wonderful views of the Sussex countryside, while the red brick garden walls provide a rich contrast to the lawns, pools and vegetation. It was designed by the engineer Alan Murray, working with the celebrated architect Michael Manser."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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They've got a 'viewing day' - you won't be the only nosy person.
It's useful for them to have people there - creates the impression of other interest to make the serious buyers think they've got competition.
Go for it!Comment
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Originally posted by gables View PostNope this Bernat Klein designed by Peter Womersly
oh dear
Milan.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostThey've got a 'viewing day' - you won't be the only nosy person.
It's useful for them to have people there - creates the impression of other interest to make the serious buyers think they've got competition.
Go for it!Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postoh dear, reminds me of my Primary School, those buildings were called Terrapins back in the day
oh dear
Milan.Comment
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No votes for the studio above the Solihull Kebab house?
Or that house with the lawn destroyed by badgers?Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostLooks like a 70's junior school.
Not for me.
This on the other hand.
I could get quite excited about.Comment
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Mortgages for these jumped up portakabins might be an issue too - i'm pretty sure they'd fall into the 'non standard construction' category and attract a whole raft of expensive surveyors fees before anyone would lend against them. But since you're only going for a look it hardly mattersComment
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Originally posted by gables View PostMaybe that's the issue with these buildings (and in this instance the colour) and why people react the way they do, yet put up a picture of an ancient old pile and everybody goes all gooey.
Vitruvius's theories of beauty
Vitruvius believed that an architect should focus on three central themes when preparing a design for a building: firmitas (strength), utilitas (functionality), and venustas (beauty).
But the theory of venustas (or beauty) is a very complicated one. Vitruvius thought that a timeless notion of beauty could be learnt from the 'truth of nature', that nature's designs were based on universal laws of proportion and symmetry. He believed that the body's proportions could be used as a model of natural proportional perfection. He wrote of the way ancient scholars examined many examples of 'well shaped men' and discovered that these bodies shared certain proportions. He showed that the 'ideal' human body fitted precisely into both a circle and a square, and he thus illustrated the link that he believed existed between perfect geometric forms and the perfect body. In this way, the body was seen as a living rulebook, containing the fixed and faultless laws set down by nature.
So it followed, according to Vitruvius, that an architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create a sense of eurythmia - a graceful and agreeable atmosphere - it is essential that it mirrors these natural laws of harmony and beauty.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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