. Architect and engineer. ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER In only one particular did they make an attempt to adapt themselvesto Hawaiian conditions, and that was in the use of the lanai, or largeverandah. The earliest missionary houses had these wide porches, andthey proved so exactly adapted to the needs of the climate, with theirdeeply shaded area, through which the cooling trade winds can sweepunobstructed, that they remain the almost invariable feature of allHawaiian houses that are not copied slavishly after mainland designs. But with the exception of the lanai, the architecture of the HawaiianIsl
. Architect and engineer. ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER In only one particular did they make an attempt to adapt themselvesto Hawaiian conditions, and that was in the use of the lanai, or largeverandah. The earliest missionary houses had these wide porches, andthey proved so exactly adapted to the needs of the climate, with theirdeeply shaded area, through which the cooling trade winds can sweepunobstructed, that they remain the almost invariable feature of allHawaiian houses that are not copied slavishly after mainland designs. But with the exception of the lanai, the architecture of the HawaiianIslands was thoroughly undistinguished until the last five years or since this time, a new spirit has begun to manifest itself, concurrentwith the growth in the lay mind all over the country, of an understand-ing of the fundamental rule of applied art—the beautification of thingswhich are first of all adapted perfectly to their use. This increasingappreciation of what constitutes comfort, charm, and distinction in a. DININf; ROOM. RESIDENCE OF DR. JAS. A. MORGAN. HONOLULUHart Wood, Architect building has opened an opportunity for what promises to be a new typeof architecture—the Hawaiian, which shall be an expression of theunique conditions to be found in the islands. Any part of the globe hav-ing a combination of conditions, as unusual as found in these mid-Pacific Islands, would seem to promise a unique development of its archi-tecture, if the latter the conditions. And such, indeed, is to be found in the work of the architects who are pioneering inHawaii. One of these jiioneers, in the attempt to express Hawaii archi-tecturally, is Hart Wood of Honolulu, some of whose work is shown in theaccompanying illustrations. It has been his attempt to interpret the re-quirements of the situation in terms of the known and accepted, and theinfluence of the Hawaiian climate, setting and cultural suri-oundings isapparent in more or less conventional f
Size: 1907px × 1311px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksub, booksubjectarchitecture
