Interior DesignInterior Design

Chapter 15Chapter 15

Home Styles Since 1700Home Styles Since 1700

The 18The 18thth Century Century

Immigrant Styles: Collection of styles that Immigrant Styles: Collection of styles that needed to adapt to the new landneeded to adapt to the new land

English: Timber sawed into boardsEnglish: Timber sawed into boards

Dutch: Stone and brickDutch: Stone and brick

Germans: Wood and quarry stoneGermans: Wood and quarry stone

Swedes: Squared logsSwedes: Squared logs

Spanish: Cut stone and adobe brickSpanish: Cut stone and adobe brick

Georgian StyleGeorgian Style

Named after the kings of England, colonists copied Named after the kings of England, colonists copied design that had been popular in Englanddesign that had been popular in England

Formal, Balanced DesignFormal, Balanced Design Hip RoofHip Roof Large symmetrically placed windowsLarge symmetrically placed windows Pilasters at the doorPilasters at the door Doorways often topped with a PedimentDoorways often topped with a Pediment Cornice trim: Tooth-like patternCornice trim: Tooth-like pattern Chimney: Central or at each end of the roofChimney: Central or at each end of the roof Contrasting Materials: Red brick and white wood Contrasting Materials: Red brick and white wood

trimtrim

Georgian Style ExamplesGeorgian Style Examples

The Federal PeriodThe Federal Period Adam Style:Adam Style:

- Rectangular design with one or more stories- Rectangular design with one or more stories

- Gabled Roofs- Gabled Roofs

- Symmetrically placed windows- Symmetrically placed windows

- Fanlight: semicircular, round or oval window - Fanlight: semicircular, round or oval window with fan-shaped panes of glass, above the door with fan-shaped panes of glass, above the door or in the pedimentor in the pediment

- Decorative interiors, mantels especially - Decorative interiors, mantels especially decorativedecorative

Adam Style ExampleAdam Style Example

The Federal PeriodThe Federal Period

Early Classical: Started by President Thomas Early Classical: Started by President Thomas Jefferson, who was also an architectJefferson, who was also an architect

- Similar to Adam style- Similar to Adam style

- The difference is the Portico: a tall, open - The difference is the Portico: a tall, open porch, supported columns, over the front porch, supported columns, over the front entrance entrance

Early Classical Revival Style Early Classical Revival Style ExampleExample

The 19The 19thth Century Century

Industrial Revolution was taking placeIndustrial Revolution was taking place

People lived near the factories in poor quality People lived near the factories in poor quality homes so they could be near the workhomes so they could be near the work

Tenements: Apartment complexes with Tenements: Apartment complexes with minimum standards of sanitary, safety, and minimum standards of sanitary, safety, and comfortcomfort

Housing reflected a mixture of ideas and a spirit Housing reflected a mixture of ideas and a spirit of fantasy and excitementof fantasy and excitement

The Romantic Revival PeriodThe Romantic Revival Period

Greek Revival Style: Popular around the time Greek Revival Style: Popular around the time of the Civil War, Southern Plantation Style, of the Civil War, Southern Plantation Style, page 349page 349

Gothic Revival Style: Pointed arches, Gothic Revival Style: Pointed arches, decorated with gingerbread, lacy-looking, decorated with gingerbread, lacy-looking, cutout wood trimcutout wood trim

Italianate Style: Overhanging hip roofs with Italianate Style: Overhanging hip roofs with decorative brackets, or supports, page 350decorative brackets, or supports, page 350

The Victorian PeriodThe Victorian Period

Mansard Style: It has a mansard roof which Mansard Style: It has a mansard roof which has two slopes on each sidehas two slopes on each side

Queen Anne Style: The most fanciful of the Queen Anne Style: The most fanciful of the Victorian styles, often has a circular tower, Victorian styles, often has a circular tower, decorative details were highlighted by decorative details were highlighted by different colors of paintdifferent colors of paint

The Early 20The Early 20thth Century Century

Two architectural movements: traditional and Two architectural movements: traditional and modernmodern

The most creative and productive times in the The most creative and productive times in the history of home designhistory of home design

Period Revival StylesPeriod Revival Styles

Colonial Revival StyleColonial Revival Style Tudor Style: Half-timbered exterior and a Tudor Style: Half-timbered exterior and a

distinctive chimney pot: earthenware pipes distinctive chimney pot: earthenware pipes places at the pipes of chimneysplaces at the pipes of chimneys

Chateauesque Style: Castlelike details of Chateauesque Style: Castlelike details of French palacesFrench palaces

Mission Style: Hispanic heritage, fashioned Mission Style: Hispanic heritage, fashioned after mission churches, page 354after mission churches, page 354

Modern StylesModern Styles

Prairie Style: Frank Lloyd Wright, emphasized Prairie Style: Frank Lloyd Wright, emphasized horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs, influenced the horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs, influenced the

American Foursquare: square, two story house with a American Foursquare: square, two story house with a hip roof and wide front porchhip roof and wide front porch

Craftsman Style: Developed the Bungalow: A small Craftsman Style: Developed the Bungalow: A small one-story house with an overhanging roof and one-story house with an overhanging roof and covered porchcovered porch

International Style: Emphasized function and International Style: Emphasized function and usefulness, decorative trim was avoided, page 356usefulness, decorative trim was avoided, page 356

The Mid 20The Mid 20thth Century to Today: Century to Today:Postwar Modern StylesPostwar Modern Styles

Ranch Styles: Easy access to all rooms on ground Ranch Styles: Easy access to all rooms on ground levellevel

Contemporary Style: Used to integrate the landscape Contemporary Style: Used to integrate the landscape around it, sometimes called American Internationalaround it, sometimes called American International

Split-Level: Modification of a Ranch Style home, Split-Level: Modification of a Ranch Style home, provides the same space without the size of the lot provides the same space without the size of the lot needed for a Ranchneeded for a Ranch

Shed Style: Name came from steep pitched shed roofShed Style: Name came from steep pitched shed roof

Unique DesignsUnique Designs

A-Frame: Gabled roof goes to the ground on A-Frame: Gabled roof goes to the ground on two sidestwo sides

Geodesic Dome: Triangular frames that are Geodesic Dome: Triangular frames that are joined to form a self-supporting roof and joined to form a self-supporting roof and walls, interior walls are not needed to support walls, interior walls are not needed to support the structurethe structure