The livable house, its garden . in its design—an unstudied simplicity whichprofessional work is apt to lose to technique. The use of roughsurfaced concrete for the wall is very good and surprisingly inter-esting, for as a rule concrete without brick or tile or some othercontrasting material to relieve its deadness is very breaks in line, together with the rough surface, the thatchedhouse and the pergola, combine to give the wall variety and inter-est. Incidentally there is a kind of fundamental fitness about thiswall—it is apparently, as well as actually, a part of the low san
The livable house, its garden . in its design—an unstudied simplicity whichprofessional work is apt to lose to technique. The use of roughsurfaced concrete for the wall is very good and surprisingly inter-esting, for as a rule concrete without brick or tile or some othercontrasting material to relieve its deadness is very breaks in line, together with the rough surface, the thatchedhouse and the pergola, combine to give the wall variety and inter-est. Incidentally there is a kind of fundamental fitness about thiswall—it is apparently, as well as actually, a part of the low sandhills of the coast-land round about the Hamptons. A happy combination of materials, as well as charm of design,is illustrated in the wall and gateway of Huntland, where brickposts and a molded brick cap furnish a contrast to the stucco sur-face. A similar office is performed bv the stone coigns and capof the gateway at the Winthrop place. 1 See the group of illustrations at the end of this chapter. [135] The Livable House. A GATEWAY WHICH MAKES AN ORDINARY PATH INTERESTING Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long IslandWilson Eyre, Architect [136] G a d n
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