范思设计

乔治亚风格 Georgian Style










Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, and George IV of the United Kingdom—who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to June 1830.

General characteristics: Identifying Features (1700 – c.1780): A simple 1–2 story box, 2 rooms deep, using strict symmetry arrangements Panel front door centered, topped with rectangular windows (in door or as a transom) and capped with an elaborate crown/entablature supported by decorative pilasters Cornice embellished with decorative moldings, usually dentilwork Multi-pane windows are never paired, and fenestrations are arranged symmetrically (whether vertical or horizontal), usually 5 across ther features of Georgian style houses can include – roof to ground-level: Roof: 40% are Side-gabled; 25% Gambrel; 25% Hipped Chimneys on both sides of the home A portico in the middle of the roof with a window in the middle is more common with post-Georgian styles, e.g. "Adam" Small 6-paned sash windows and/or dormer windows in the upper floors, primarily used for servant's quarters. This was also a way of reducing window tax. Larger windows with 9 or 12 panes on the main floors