1. INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICALDESIGN
DINING ROOM AND “MODERN VILLA”
FALL2008
THISCOURSEPRESENTED CHALLENGESIN THEFORM OFASINGLEDINING ROOM AND A“MODERN VILLA”
PROJECT. DIMENSIONSFORTHEDINING ROOM WERESETUSING CLASSICALPROPORTIONS.THEFIREPLACE
WALL’S BUIT-INS HIDE A SERVER’S ENTRY WITH DOORS MIRRORING THE BUILT-IN CHINA CABINET. THE
“MODERNVILLA”WASAVERYOPENENDEDPROJECTWITHNO SITEANDTHEABILITYTO EXPLOREACLASSICAL
STYLEOFONE’SCHOOSING.DESIGNED FROM VIRGINIA PRECEDENTS,THISFIVE-PART HOMEFEATURESA
GRANDSTAIRHALLWITHVIEWSTO THEBACKOFTHESITETHROUGHAPALLADIANWINDOW.THEFIRSTFLOOR
ISHOMETO MANYLIVING SPACESINCLUDING FORMALLIVING AND DINING ROOMSAND AN INFORMALFAMILY
ROOMROOM AND EAT-IN KITCHEN.THELEFTWING ISHOMETO THEMASTERSUITEWHERETHEBATHROOM WAS
DESIGNED TO GIVETHEIMPRESSION OFAN ADDITION BYUSING HORIZONTALSIDING INSTEAD OFTHEBRICK
THATCOVERSTHERESTOFTHEHOUSE.THESCOND FLOORFEATURESA COMPUTERNOOK,HOMEOFFICE,
THREEBEDROOMS,AND TWO BATHROOMS.
DINING ROOM
3/16”=1’-0”