Architectural Patterns: 8/5/12

Inspiration

Inspiration

Throughout this blog I've highlighted and created links to exceptional individuals and organizations who design thoughtful homes, environmentally responsible communities and historically based building products. Some of them are local to me, while others I've yet to meet. They are exceptional because at some point in their careers, be it a moment in time or countless hours spent around a conference room table, they decided to do what was right...even though their wallets might be fatter if they just followed the crowd. Their hard work and dedication to their chosen craft is now paying dividends in the form of homes and communities that will age gracefully and be admired for generations to come...and maybe even be an inspiration to others, like they were to me.

Thomas J. Ryan, Jr. - Architect

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Interior Shutters...

Here's another interior tied together beautifully with warmly painted wood paneling covering every vertical surface. Notic how the side walls are angled out toward the room to flood the room with natural light.

I'm just guessing here, but maybe interior wood shutters were favored as window treatments to reduce the possiblity of fires caused by the regular use of candles as a light source.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Interior Shutters...

Here are some interior shutters that carry the color and materials of the wainscoting up to the ceiling for a unified look. The construction (in the photo below) of the shutter pocket is relatively simple...the window casing protrudes out just enough to cover the edge of the open shutter. When closed, the pocket surface at windows are plain while door panels tend to be paneled...which you'll see in an upcoming post.