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The Close was designed to consist of a central terrace of four houses with a detached house forward of the main terrace on the left and on the right. Symmetry is used throughout the design and is deployed in the external planning of the group, in the plan and in the elevational treatment. |
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The Close - Plan |
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Perhaps a coincidence but The Close resembles the plan arrangement of The Viceroys House and the Secretariat. The Secratariat was also Robert Love's place of work when assisting Sir Edwin Lutyens who he greatly admired. |
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The Viceroy's House & Secretariat |
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| Influence of Ashby St. Ledgers |
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| The Close owes much to six cottages built for Lord Wimborne at Ashby St. Ledgers in 1908 also by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The general detailing, garden walling, splayed fireplaces and certain mannerisms based on Lutyens interest in the Golden Section are evidence of the connection. |
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Cottages at Ashby St Ledgers |
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| Part Plan - Ashby St Ledgers |
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Part Plan - The Close |
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Other similarities in design include general symmetry, one and half storey construction, dormers and central covered passage. |
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The Close - South West Front |
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| The Golden Section |
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| The Golden Section: 4 rectangles of the ratio 1.618:1 and a central square |
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