Village House I.
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This small design is one of several projects for modest rural houses. As no ancillary buildings are included, it is unlikely to have been intended as a farmer’s dwelling. The hierarchy of stone, timber beams, and shingles corresponds to the cellar, ground-floor, and attic levels of the square plan.
The covered veranda beside the entrance is the dominant feature of the design and appears frequently in later works, particularly after the First World War. The structural articulation of logs and beams, together with the textures of the materials used, defines the character of the façade. Ornamentation is limited to the carving of the columns and the detailing of the shutters.
When compared with formally similar designs (07–2), this project appears rather awkward, especially in the treatment of the roof and the attic windows.
Bibliography
Építészhallgatók tervkiállítása. Magyar Pályázatok V/1. 1907 január (1-27.)
Magyar Építőművészet VIII/12. 1910 december (26.)
Gall, Anthony: Kós Károly műhelye – tanulmány és adattár. Mundus Magyar Egyetemi Kiadó, Budapest, 2002 (109.) [1907-1]
