Haberfield Federation Arts and Crafts influences
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Federation Arts and Crafts
- From Wikipedia- See also Haberfield Federation Pride
Derrylyn, 16 Deakin Ave (heritage listed) - See also Haberfield, the Garden Suburb
- See also Federation Arts and Crafts
The Arts and Crafts style came out of a movement to get away from mass-production and rediscover the human touch and the hand-made.
The architectural style was widely used in Australia during the Federation period and was characterised by
- pebble-dash or rough-cast walls,
- shingles,
- faceted bay windows,
20 Ramsay Street - stone bases and
- tall chimneys.
Add to this the Arts and Crafts roof:
- A pitched roof in a steep pitch, with
- overhanging eaves.
- Federation Style Arts and Crafts roofs will also show the rafters under the eaves.
Windows are typically cottage style, with multiple small panes of glazing set in side-hung casements.
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| 34 Ramsay Street (Heritage listed) |
Arts and Crafts Doors
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| For Sale 2012, The Bunyas, one of Sydneys finest Federation properties, 5 Rogers Avenue, Haberfield NSW |
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| Rear view of 'The Bunyas' 1-5 Rogers Avenue Haberfield, off Parramatta Road |
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1. Rough-cast walls
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Rough-Cast in Haberfield:
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2.Shingles
The wooden Shingle style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which disliked the highly ornamented patterns of Queen Anne architecture.- Many of the concepts of the Shingle style were adopted by Gustav Stickley, and adapted to the Craftsman American version of the Arts and Crafts Movement
- In England wall tiling was used, rather than shingles.
(Painted wooden) Shingles in Haberfield:
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Roslare, 34 Ramsay Street heritage listing
Statement of significance:| A fine example of the Queen Anne style of architecture, probably designed by D Wormal, Richard Stanton s architect for the Haberfield Estate. It is an unusual design and exemplifies the high standard that Stanton prescribed for houses in the Estate. The property was also occupied by the one family for most of its life. |
| Physical description: Arts and Crafts infludences are also clear:
| The competent design of this house suggests that it was the work of an architect, probably D Wormal, Stanton's architect for theHaberfield Property Company. It is a fine single-storeyed brick residence designed in the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The facade brickwork is tuckpointed. The hipped roof is slate, trimmed with terra cotta including crested ridges, and has exposed rafter feet. To one side a bay projects towards the street, with a roughcast base and an ample six-light bay window surmounted by a shingled gable having a decorative panel-and-batten apex. The windows have casement sashes and bullnose sills. The chimneys are roughcast with brick decoration. The unusual verandah has a skillion roof which continues down from the main roof plane. The verandah has elegant paired brackets and paired posts supported on piers rising from inverted-arch balustrade bays, and a tiled floor. |
3.Faceted Bay Windows
Faceted window: any window which has a number of ‘faces’, which are joined by silicon. For example, a bay window usually has three facets.
Faceted Bay Windows in Haberfield:
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4. Stone bases
The Red House, in Bexleyheath, London , designed for Morris in 1859 by architect Philip Webb, exemplified the early Arts and Crafts style, with its well-proportioned solid forms, wide porches, steep roof, pointed window arches, brick fireplaces and wooden fittings. Webb rejected the grand classical style and based the design on British vernacular architecture expressing the texture of ordinary materials, such as stone and tiles, with an asymmetrical and quaint building composition.Note that the bricks used in 1859 would have been hand-made, with mass-production starting in the 1880's leading to a boom in brick housing.
- The Arts & Craft Movement was influenced by medieval craftsmanship: believing that one craftsman should make an item from start to finish and only using local materials.
- The principles of Arts and Crafts design would encourage houses to be erected (albeit in mass-produced brick) above a stone base using local sandstone:
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5.Tall Chimneys
In English Arts and Crafts, asymmetry, dominant chimneys and high roof pitches with low eaves are the keys- Arts and Craft housing chimneys were, for all their finery, merely smoke vents.
- Modern designed chimney-stacks are an alternative to power-hungry air-conditioning, being used for sustainable ventilation.
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Derrylyn, 16 Deakin Avenue, Haberfield, NSW 2045
Statement of significance:| Derrylyn, built in 1910, is a large single storey federation cottage of two-tone bricks with a fine slate and terracotta roof punctuated by numerous tall roughcast chimneys. The building is prominently sited on the corner of Dalhousie Street and Deakin Avenue, Haberfield. It retains many of its original features. (Heritage Council Branch Managers Report 29 July 1983) |
Description
| Physical description: | Derrylyn is a large single storey federation cottage of two-tone bricks with a fine slate and terracotta roof punctuated by
Derrylyn was built in 1910. An Interim Conservation Order was placed on Derrylyn on 11 December 1981 at the request of the vendor who was concerned that future owners of the property may propose internal and external changes to the house. With the agreement of the new owner a Permanent Conservation Order was placed over the property on 2 December 1983. In 1983 through the Heritage Assistance program funding assistance was provided to erect a new picket fence. On 2 April 2000 the property was transferred to the State Heritage Register |
6. A high pitched roof
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| A British modern thatched cottage |
Right: Thatch is used occasionally on new UK dwellings and demands a roof pitch of at least 45°, and more likely 50°, to allow the rain to flow off quickly and prevent ingress. This steep pitch is also an essential ingredient of cottage style.
- With a pitched roof in a traditional house – especially if it is in Arts & Crafts style – it is essential to have a steep pitch.
- To underline this, many house designers quote Sir Edwin Lutyens— probably the most famous of British architects, revered for the quality of his country houses. Lutyens hated 45° pitches. He referred to 45° as “the ugly angle”. Most traditional architects today will avoid that pitch when designing houses, and if you ask them why, a good number will say it’s because it does not conform to the Golden Ratio. A slightly steeper pitch will achieve a much more satisfying result.
- “My favourite when designing an Arts & Crafts house is 51°,” says Richard Cutler. More often than not he has to use 48° in order to meet the demands of planners. “However, this is far better than 45° and my style is to sweep the roof down low over the eaves and reduce the height of the outer wall in the upper storey rooms,” he says. The effect of this is to emphasise the roof.
from http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/design/design-guides/design-style/arts-crafts
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7. Overhanging eaves
- The eaves should be low, typically reaching down to first floor level in many parts, often using a catslide roof for at least one elevation, adding to the asymmetry that is so characteristic of the style. - http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/design/design-guides/design-style/arts-crafts
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8. Windows and Doors
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| Small-paned casement windows |
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Dormer Windows
- Dormer windows may be pitch roofed (gabled), or catslide roof (mono pitched). - choose small-paned casement windows.
Feature Windows
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- Unusual-shaped windows, or a series of small windows, may be used to add interest to an elevation.
- Examples include circular windows, trefoil or quatrefoil windows (three lights or four lights), heart-shaped windows (there is at least one in Sydney), or a series of three small square windows.
- Use Art Nouveau designs in leadlight windows
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| Beautiful arched window at 40 Dalhousie Street (heritage listed) |
Residence, Woodrow Vale Easton (C 1920); Waratah Rest Home (1941-61)
40 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield, NSW 2045
Statement of significance:| A handsome and ample residence on a large site. It is a distinctive design in the Federation Arts and Crafts/Queen Anne style of architecture. It also has an interesting history and associations. |
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Row casement windows at 106 Kingston Street
Window and Door Openings
- Windows are typically set back deep within their reveals, often by 100mm, creating depth and shadow to elevations.
- Plank doors are typical of Arts & Crafts houses. They could be in painted softwood, or quality timber such as oak, left natural or stained and oiled.
- A wide front door with solid proportions suits the style well.
- Black hand-forged ironmongery is an ideal choice.
- Other options include traditional panelled doors, perhaps with some of the upper panels glazed.
- Glazed French doors are a typical feature at the rear or sides, providing access onto a terrace or the garden.
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| Entrance Hall to The Bunyas, 1-5 Rogers Avenue Haberfield, showing feature leadlight casement windows in Art Nouveau style |
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