Des études récentes réalisées sur les palais de Hampton Court et Kew Palace ont révélé l’histoire de la couleur des façades. Deux approches successives ont pu être définies. Au xvie siècle, on choisit de simuler une façade de brique par l’emploi de peintures rouge, blanche et noire. Cet usage met en avant la brique dans toute sa dimension décorative. Au xviie siècle, on s’intéresse plutôt à l’usage d’un enduit ocre rouge uniforme appelé « ruddle ». Cette pratique efface la présence de la brique et accentue l’impression d’homogénéité et de « monolithisme » des bâtiments. Cette intervention examine les origines possibles de ces traditions et expose les conséquences du rétablissement de la technique du « ruddling » à Kew Palace.The application...
Graphics was a two dimensional notion till the nineteenth century. It was only in the twentieth cent...
The nature gives us a spectacular colour identification of elements within its global aspect. Human...
Even in the case of recent 'historic buildings', the original use of colour can often be hidden bene...
The application of coloured limewashes as external surface finishes on many historic English buildin...
The maintenance of finishing coats is usually thought of as an activity relating to how the outermos...
This paper will present recent discoveries made in the employment of colour in the castles managed b...
The main aim of this research is to survey the general colour scheme for private dwellings inVisby, ...
Architects and others choosingfacade colours using colour samples face difficulties whichprevious re...
Brick is man-made, which gives it a special status quite different to that of stone. It can be highl...
The use of dichromatic brickwork (bricks of two colours) for the decoration of buildings was fashion...
The application of colour in the architectural composition represents an effective instrument that ...
Previous studies of entire brick façades of XIII and XIV century palaces in Siena revealed traces of...
In the 1920s, the improved concrete technology and growing acceptance of concrete as an aesthetical ...
Previous studies of entire brick façades of XIII and XIV century palaces in Siena revealed traces of...
In the former fortress town of Naarden, the exterior woodwork of the military buildings from both th...
Graphics was a two dimensional notion till the nineteenth century. It was only in the twentieth cent...
The nature gives us a spectacular colour identification of elements within its global aspect. Human...
Even in the case of recent 'historic buildings', the original use of colour can often be hidden bene...
The application of coloured limewashes as external surface finishes on many historic English buildin...
The maintenance of finishing coats is usually thought of as an activity relating to how the outermos...
This paper will present recent discoveries made in the employment of colour in the castles managed b...
The main aim of this research is to survey the general colour scheme for private dwellings inVisby, ...
Architects and others choosingfacade colours using colour samples face difficulties whichprevious re...
Brick is man-made, which gives it a special status quite different to that of stone. It can be highl...
The use of dichromatic brickwork (bricks of two colours) for the decoration of buildings was fashion...
The application of colour in the architectural composition represents an effective instrument that ...
Previous studies of entire brick façades of XIII and XIV century palaces in Siena revealed traces of...
In the 1920s, the improved concrete technology and growing acceptance of concrete as an aesthetical ...
Previous studies of entire brick façades of XIII and XIV century palaces in Siena revealed traces of...
In the former fortress town of Naarden, the exterior woodwork of the military buildings from both th...
Graphics was a two dimensional notion till the nineteenth century. It was only in the twentieth cent...
The nature gives us a spectacular colour identification of elements within its global aspect. Human...
Even in the case of recent 'historic buildings', the original use of colour can often be hidden bene...