HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

1. CHISWICK HOUSE
BY SATHVIKA K.P.

2. INTRODUCTION
 ARCHITECTS : RICHARD BOYLE
FRANCIS FOWKE
WILLIAM KENT
 LOCATION :WEST LONDON
 BUILDINGTYPE :VILLA
 CLIMATE :TEMPERATE
 STYLE : NEO – PALLADIAN
 ALSO KNOWNAS BURLINGTON
HOUSE
 BUILT IN 1729

3. PLAN

4. SECTION

5. ELEVATION

6. STRUCTURE
■ The structure of the building, its
dome, its rooms, its decoration,
fittings and furniture are highly
symmetrical, ordered, proportioned
its purpose to influence a new
Augustan age in England.
■ More than a building, it was also a
showcase of English intellectualism.

7. INTERIOR
■ The interior of Chiswick House deeply interesting
and lavish.
■ The ground floor is low ceilinged and functional.
■ The action is mostly on the first floor.The central
space – theTribunal – is a domed octagon.
■ Each of its eight faces displays large paintings –
■ More on that shortly. Extending outwards from the
tribunal are the other rooms, all of which are shaped
strictly on classical forms.
■ The decor and furnishings are likewise based on
classical themes, most notably nautical: shells, fish
scales,Venus and other sea gods. Statues, stone
vases, portrain busts, pedestals and guilded chairs
and tables abound.