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I've always loved the architecture of gothic cathedrals, with all the flying buttresses and rib vaulting. It would be great to build at least one wing of your house in this way, just scaled down to have 10-15 ft. ceilings.
You could probably make the whole thing out of brick, then add frescos,
stained glass windows, tapestries, whatever you want. It would also have great accustics, perfect for a home theatre or pipe organ.
Rib vaulting
http://www.nelepets...itecture/cant10.jpg
Rib vaulted cieling made of stone and brick. [rasberry re-tart, Oct 06 2005]
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I would love one of these - perhaps as an outbuilding music studio. However, as with real cathedrals, you'd need to carefully watch the fine line between attractive utility and ostentatious excess. |
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//you'd need to carefully watch the fine line between attractive utility and ostentatious excess// |
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And those horrendous completion dates and cost overruns. |
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Wood isn't quite as cool as brick or stone though. I'll put a link for a picture of rib faulting. Imagine it on your cieling. |
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Friends of ours bought and renovated a stone church, to live in. It was a nightmare to heat, apparently. |
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sounds very "Laurence Llewellyn Bowen" to me! |
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Goodness [raspberry re-tart], what large canines you have! |
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