House proud.Conversion of an Edwardian house into a Modernist inspired dwelling reinvents family tradition and asserts delight in luminance The amount of brightness, measured in lumens, that is given off by a pixel or area on a screen. For example, dark red and bright red would have the same chrominance, but a different luminance. , materials and detailing. The London borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing is an Outer London borough in West London. The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham , famous in the inter- and postwar years for the Ealing Film Studios, was earlier still considered the 'queen of the suburbs'.(1) In spite of some indifferent commercial development, it is still remarkable for open commons and leafy streets lined by large Victorian and Edwardian family houses. The domestic character of the area is defended by local residents as well as planning controls; and in converting an Edwardian house into a modern dwelling for a family of five, McLean Quinlan had to retain the double-fronted brick shell. The house faced east onto the street, was deep in plan and detached from, but close to, buildings on either side. In spite of this, Fiona McLean Fiona McLean, also known as Fiona Mogridge or Fiona Lee-Fraser, is a former actress and TV presenter turned photographer. She was known to millions of viewers as schoolgirl Laura Reagan in the BBC school drama Grange Hill, a role she played from 1986-1988. has created a new building, Within the shell the interior was almost entirely scooped out, except for first floor joists and a fragment of staircase, and a back extension was removed. McLean's design reflects the conventions of family life that were implicit in Adj. 1. implicit in - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" underlying, inherent the original, in which the formal is marked out from informal, the private from the general. In recreating this ordering her reference was the European villa, expressing hedonistic he·don·ism n. 1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses. 2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good. pleasure in calm fluid spaces, in the play of light on pure white planes and the occasional block of strong colour, and on natural materials - for floors, sumptuous grey and creamy-gold limestones and pale woods; limestones and mosaic in bathrooms. The extension has been replaced by a gabled structure which, though integrated with the main building by a hall, curving staircase and landings, feels detached. This is partly because the accommodation at each level - an attic study, first floor guest quarters, and ground floor family room - is meant to be perceived as apart; but also because on each of the upper floors passage between the two parts of the house is an event. At the very top, the passage becomes a bridge between a void on one hand, the stairwell stair·well n. A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built. stairwell Noun a vertical shaft in a building that contains a staircase Noun 1. on the other; and this service core is also a lightwell with light being brought in through skylights and a translucent glass panel let into the side wall on the first floor. You enter the house formally, through the original front door and new glazed lobby into the living room. This big clear space runs back to a small inner courtyard - in effect a lightwell covered with light reflective stones and glazed on three sides, (the remaining side being the party wall). The living room is divided from a similarly spare dining room by a short length of wall embracing a cupboard faced with 24 panels of Oriental delicacy, designed by McLean to hold hi-fi paraphernalia PARAPHERNALIA. The name given to all such things as a woman has a right to retain as her own property, after her husband's death; they consist generally of her clothing, jewels, and ornaments suitable to her condition, which she used personally during his life. . Otherwise entrance can be more informal, through a luminous aisle on the south side, like a lean-to, roofed with translucent polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. and furnished with a line of Venetian red cupboards. This delivers you into the family centre, to the foot of the stairs where an elegant little lavatory has been fitted into the curve of the wall, to the kitchen and glazed garden room. Big limestone flags laid diagonally continue through sliding glass doors across the terrace so that when the doors are open the inside really is a part of the outside. Ascending the stairs you find the children's rooms disposed around a landing and bathroom; but the most private, and desirable, retreat for parents is in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
Behind its traditional facade this house is an exotic presence in the suburb. As you move through it you are continually made aware of light and surface, entertained by inventive details - the patterns of light cast by the perforated per·fo·ra·ted adj. Pierced with one or more holes. rear wall of the guest room, the seeming fragility of glass basins set on stone, the tiny clear squares set into translucent glass, each one representing a family member's height. Architect McLean Quinlan Project architect Fiona McLean Structural engineer Frank Van Loock Associates Limestone flooring & cladding The plastic or glass sheath that is fused to and surrounds the core of an optical fiber. The cladding's mirror-like coating keeps the light waves reflected inside the core. The cladding is covered with a protective outer jacket. See fiber optics glossary. Stone Age Doors The London Door Company Windows & glazing Cantifix Window blinds Silent Gliss Photographs Peter Cook/VIEW 1 The Buildings of England: London 3 North West by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. He is best known for his 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England , London Penguin. |
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