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English Regency1800 -
1840Exotic Eclecticism
Rational Classicism
Technological Advancements
Celebration of Light
King George III
history
loses sanity in 1780
King George IV
Prince Regent—power hungry son
history
•interested in architecture and furniture—not in politics•antithesis of Napoleon•doesn’t have to prove himself to anyone
history
dapper man—”dandy”
The Brighton (Marine or Royal) Pavilion
Henry Holland (1790s)
architecture
•English roots with classical feel•where all Prince Regent’s friends from parliament spend their down time
Oriental Scenery
Thomas and William Daniell, 1795 - 1808
history
•like a published journal—watercolors •inspired pavilion to be middle eastern
Royal Pavilion façade, John Nash, 1800 - 1820
architecture
what it looks like today—example of exotic eclecticism
architecture
hindu/mogul architecture—horseshoe arch & minarets
Nash added the Music Room and the Banqueting Room to Holland’s
plan
architecture
doubled square footage by adding two large rooms—used for parties
architecture
onions—not useable space; could not see onion domes inside
interiors
•embedded modular, prefabricated cast-iron construction•decorative structural component—all about theater
structure
interiors
design details: horseshoe arch; tassels; massive occulus, trompe l’oeil sky
saloon
Royal Pavilion Kitchen
interiors
•advancement in gas lighting—frosted globes on pulleys•Nash contracted out the interiors to Krase & Jones firm
interiors
always hiding structure
structure structur
e
Royal Pavilion - Hall
Royal Pavilion – Hall – Current View
interiors
interiors
•almost every surface is reflective•ceiling does not need to be supported from above
Royal Pavilion – Music Room
interiors
dragons writhing
interiors
dragons holding up drapery
interiors
Prince wants to feel like he is living the life of a sheik
dragon
A Rare Pair of Regency 'Brighton Pavilion' Style
Bamboo End TablesOf wonderful colour and proportion. Each with an
octagonal caned top, bordered by bamboo above six bamboo trellised sides. Decorated, with shredded bamboo, in the Chinoiserie taste which is repeated on
each panel.
Bamboo furniture was considered appropriate for interiors in the Chinoiserie
taste. It became the vogue in the Regency period with the creation of Brighton pavilion and continued through the
first quarter of the nineteenth century.
English, Circa 1830
furniture
motifs
•wallpaper—Chinese influence•birds/blossoms•not perspectively accurate
Settee in the Egyptian Taste from the Egyptian Room, Duchess Street, London, 1802, Thomas
Hope
furniture
furniture
furniture
Regency ChairAburra wood with
carved and gilt decoration from Northumberland
House, 1823.
furniture
architecture
•from very exotic to extremely rational•stripped classicism•really experiments with space, materials (honesty)•enamored with light—rarely used gas light
Rational Classicism:looks at its essence, rationalizes it and strips it down
architecture
•blind arch—windows are just punched out•classical entry
architecture
•no added ornamentation•showing masonry construction throughout
architecture
Bank of England - Facade
•1788-1830—originally designed by Robert Taylor•neo-palladian style•bank was financing the Napoleonic war
architecture
architecture
Sloane completely gutted it for fire retardant reasons
architecture
•bank needs to make you think your money is safe•decorative corners/severity
architecture
architecture
original section
architecture
Soane realized that ruins communicated like construction documents
Rotunda
architecture
•shows you how it is made•Greek key motif incised into the dome•caryatids reference to classicism•requires light for appreciation of detail
interiors
Soane often referred to “the poetry of light”—all the things light can do for his interiors
architecture
Soane’s romantic image of light
Stock Officeinteriors
•pendentive arch—just resting on corners•classical figures•just a rectangular room with a series of dropped ceilings over it—groin vault
interiors
Bank of England
Dividend Office
interiors
•domes are thin masonry•creates a new material—a brick and tile morphed into one•extreme abstraction of a classical column
interiors
Soane: use of light; abstraction of classicism; gives you some clue as to its construction
interiors
Soane: use of light; abstraction of classicism; gives you some clue as to its construction
Soane House – Museum - Facade
architecture
rents
rents
lives in
•balustrade is classical renaissance•tripartite composition•roman arch•bumps out façade of his own row house•abstracted column
Soane House Plan
architecture
•lightwells•side hall/party wall construction•each house has 3 openings—door, window, window
architecture
classical column capitals next to abstracted column
Soane House – Dining Room
interiors
design details: compartmentalized ceiling, 2D roman swags shows construction—not masonry; appears to be exterior window—actually on a light well
interiors
Soane House – Dining Room
interiors
•convex mirror•meticulously placed throughout the house
Soane House Gallery/Crypt
interiors
•earliest at bottom, latest at top•no floor—very picturesque
interiors
•has skylight•all classical busts, urns metopes
Soane House Museum Section
interiors
•explored many different types of volumes—punched through ceiling
Soane House Museum Section
interiors
crypt
breakfast room
Soane House – Breakfast
Room
interiors
•convex mirrors•segmental pendentive—gives it a weightless, floating feel•perhaps most famous space
interiors
•very shallow classical ornamentation—guilloche, rosette
•convex mirrors—also used to reflect light—help you to see “through” the architecture
Soane House Museum
Crypt
exteriors
•designed his own burial place