Title |
House and Interior Design During the Georgian period in England |
Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to examine house and interior design during the Georgian Period in England. The results of this study were as follows:1. Typical houses during the Georgian Period were generally two types that one was a single detached house in the country and the other was a terrace houses in the city.2. Both the houses and their interior design during the Georgian Period were influenced by Classicism and Palladianism. The distinction of forms and the decorations used motifs originating from Greece and Rome. Gradually, It had been changed by the influence of Rococo from Europe and the archaeological excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum. 3. The facade of house used simpe, plain and symmetrical forms. Entrance was usually in the center of the house around sash windows. Also, the inside of house, division of walls, arrangement of furnitures and decorations of details were followed the symmetrical forms. Finally, it was found that the distinctions represent the typical style of Georgian in England. |