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House for an Art Lover

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Title:
House for an Art Lover
View:
Music Room, general view looking southwest, showing bow bay windows (doors) and tables
Related Work:
designed for Haus Eines Kunstfreundes Competition [and Model]
Creators:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British architect, 1868-1928); Margaret Macdonald (British artist, 1865-1933); Roxburgh & Partners (British architectural firm, 1969-2000)
Creator:
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
Style/Period:
Art Nouveau; Glasgow style
Style/Period:
Glasgow style
Location:
site: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Location Notes:
10 Dumbreck Road
City or Site:
Glasgow
Country:
United Kingdom
GPS:
+55.847363-4.313860
Culture:
British
Date:
built 1989-1996 (other); designed 1901 (design)
Material:
stucco; wood; stone
Work Type:
buildings; dwellings; houses; furnishings
Work Type:
house
Description:
The House for an Art Lover is based on a concept design produced in 1901 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh with his wife, Margaret MacDonald. The building is situated in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland, built on the former site of Ibrox Hill House. Construction began in 1989 and the house was finally opened to the public in 1996. Mackintosh's original designs were interpreted and realised under architect and professor Andrew MacMillan, with contributions by many contemporary artists. Original portfolio designs are displayed in each room to allow comparisons. The spirit and tenacity of consulting engineer, Graham Roxburgh, led to the idea of building the House in the late eighties. (Roxburgh was responsible for the refurbishment of adjacent Craigie Hall which contains original Mackintosh interiors.) The house was originally designed for an ideas competition set by the German design magazine Zeitschrift für Innendekoration for a "Haus eines Kunstfreundes" (Art Lover's House). Despite disqualification due to late entry, the portfolio was awarded a prize for "pronounced personal quality, novel and austere form and the uniform configuration of interior and exterior". (Source: House for an Art Lover [website]; http://www.houseforanartlover.co.uk/)
View Description:
In contrast to the high and spacious Main Hall and low, intimate Dining Room, the Music Room is a bright and long interior. Its tone is dazzling white with round bow windows along the south-facing wall, which allow natural light to flow into the interior. The furniture, including the familiar high backed chairs, is kept simple and does not detract from the architectural qualities of the space. A dominant feature of the Music Room is the ornate piano, which add to the unique atmosphere of the House for an Art Lover.
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
Housing; interior design; recreation; realization of design; handcrafts; interior; furnishings; table and chairs; lighting
Subject:
Housing
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A1-MCR-HAL-E5
Image Filename:
1A1-MCR-HAL-E5.jpg
Image ID Number:
36556
Module:
Archivision Addition Module Four
Collection:
Archivision Samples
Record created:
April 25, 2013
Last modified:
April 25, 2013


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