The Architectural magazine . One of the greatest defects in modern villas is the want ofunity of character in the different elevations ; as, in most cases,the sides are nothingbetter than bare walls;and the back elevationhas merely apertures init for the windows,placed without any re-gard to regularity what-ever ; whilst, at thesame time, the front isgenerally enriched withporticoes, dressings tothe windows, doors, &c.,presenting a great contrast to the nakedness of the other eleva-tions. With these villas the spectator, when only viewing thefront, is pleased; but,on further inspectionof the w
The Architectural magazine . One of the greatest defects in modern villas is the want ofunity of character in the different elevations ; as, in most cases,the sides are nothingbetter than bare walls;and the back elevationhas merely apertures init for the windows,placed without any re-gard to regularity what-ever ; whilst, at thesame time, the front isgenerally enriched withporticoes, dressings tothe windows, doors, &c.,presenting a great contrast to the nakedness of the other eleva-tions. With these villas the spectator, when only viewing thefront, is pleased; but,on further inspectionof the whole build-ing, he is disgustedwith the want oftaste in the remain-ing parts. Perhaps this wantof unity may, insome measure, arisein consequence ofarchitects content-ing themselves withonly exhibiting, inmost cases, a geometrical elevation of the principal fronts totheir employers; who, not being in the habit of studying suchsubjects, are not able to judge of the effect of two elevationswhen combined together in the erec
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