A House for Essex - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 08:22, 8 November 2020

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	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* [[Britain%27s_greatest_maverick_building\|Britain’s greatest maverick building]].		* [[Britain%27s_greatest_maverick_building\|Britain’s greatest maverick building]].
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	* Y House.		* Y House.

−	=== External resources ===	+	= External resources =

	* Living Architecture – [http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/a-house-for-essex/overview/ A House for Essex]		* Living Architecture – [http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/a-house-for-essex/overview/ A House for Essex]

−	[[Category:~~Projects_and_case_studies~~]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:~~Research_/_Innovation~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation~~]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Commentary]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]]

Editor at 09:12, 15 May 2018

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	After featuring as the subject of a Channel 4 documentary in 2015, the house is open to the public for short-stay holiday lets through ballot selection.		After featuring as the subject of a Channel 4 documentary in 2015, the house is open to the public for short-stay holiday lets through ballot selection.
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		+	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	* Living Architecture – [http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/a-house-for-essex/overview/ A House for Essex]		* Living Architecture – [http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/a-house-for-essex/overview/ A House for Essex]

−	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]]	+	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation]]

Editor at 14:42, 11 July 2017

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	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Dancing House, Prague.		* Dancing House, Prague.
		+	* House Attack.
	* Little Crooked House, Poland.		* Little Crooked House, Poland.
	* Mimetic architecture.		* Mimetic architecture.

Editor at 13:26, 7 March 2017

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	* Schuppen house.		* Schuppen house.
	* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]		* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]
		+	* The Hole House.
	* Unusual building design of the week.		* Unusual building design of the week.
	* Upside Down House, Poland.		* Upside Down House, Poland.

Editor at 14:35, 20 December 2016

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	* Little Crooked House, Poland.		* Little Crooked House, Poland.
	* Mimetic architecture.		* Mimetic architecture.
		+	* Nautilus House.
	* Plug-In to Housing.		* Plug-In to Housing.
	* Schuppen house.		* Schuppen house.

Editor at 10:42, 9 December 2016

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	* Upside Down House, Poland.		* Upside Down House, Poland.
	* Watts Towers.		* Watts Towers.
		+	* Y House.

	=== External resources ===		=== External resources ===

Editor at 15:29, 5 October 2016

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	* Mimetic architecture.		* Mimetic architecture.
	* Plug-In to Housing.		* Plug-In to Housing.
		+	* Schuppen house.
	* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]		* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]
	* Unusual building design of the week.		* Unusual building design of the week.

Editor at 14:16, 13 September 2016

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	* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]		* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]
	* Unusual building design of the week.		* Unusual building design of the week.
		+	* Upside Down House, Poland.
	* Watts Towers.		* Watts Towers.

Designing Buildings at 15:42, 6 September 2016

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	The house is a ‘mausoleum’ for a fictional Essex woman Julie Cope, which was built by her husband after a tragic accident. In this sense, it has been described as the ‘Taj Mahal of Essex’.		The house is a ‘mausoleum’ for a fictional Essex woman Julie Cope, which was built by her husband after a tragic accident. In this sense, it has been described as the ‘Taj Mahal of Essex’.

−	Completed in 2015, after five years in the making, the house ~~is made up of~~ four incrementally-smaller sections with a copper-clad roof ~~form~~ based on the complex pitches of medieval stave churches, with each of the segments expressed externally as a volume in its own right..	+	Completed in 2015, after five years in the making, the house comprises four incrementally-smaller sections with a copper-clad roof based on the complex pitches of medieval stave churches, with each of the segments expressed externally as a volume in its own right..

−	The outer structure is covered in green and white tiles and elaborately decorated with ~~various~~ ornaments ~~such as~~ a wheel, a large ceramic egg, an aluminium weather vane, and thousands of ceramic nipples.	+	The outer structure is covered in green and white tiles and elaborately decorated with ornaments including a wheel, a large ceramic egg, an aluminium weather vane, and thousands of ceramic nipples.

	[[File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg\|link=File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg]]		[[File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg\|link=File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg]]

−	The interior is dominated by similarly elaborate iconography ~~aimed at~~ depicting the fictional Julie ~~character~~ as a saint, with mouldings, mosaic floors, tapestries, balconies, and decorative ~~timberwork~~, ceramic pots, statues and glazing. There are also a number of ~~specially commissioned~~ art works by Perry, celebrating the ‘history and psyche of Essex.’	+	The interior is dominated by similarly elaborate iconography depicting the fictional Julie as a saint, with mouldings, mosaic floors, tapestries, balconies, and decorative timber, ceramic pots, statues and glazing. There are also a number of art works by Perry, celebrating the ‘history and psyche of Essex.’

	After featuring as the subject of a Channel 4 documentary in 2015, the house is open to the public for short-stay holiday lets through ballot selection.		After featuring as the subject of a Channel 4 documentary in 2015, the house is open to the public for short-stay holiday lets through ballot selection.
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

−	* [[Britain~~'s_greatest_maverick_building~~\|Britain’s greatest maverick building]].	+	* [[Britain%27s_greatest_maverick_building\|Britain’s greatest maverick building]].
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Dancing House, Prague.		* Dancing House, Prague.
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	* Mimetic architecture.		* Mimetic architecture.
	* Plug-In to Housing.		* Plug-In to Housing.
−	* [[St._Basil~~'s_Cathedral~~\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]	+	* [[St._Basil%27s_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]
	* Unusual building design of the week.		* Unusual building design of the week.
	* Watts Towers.		* Watts Towers.

Editor at 14:40, 6 September 2016

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	[[Unusual_building_design_of_the_week\|See the full Unusual Building of the week series here.]]		[[Unusual_building_design_of_the_week\|See the full Unusual Building of the week series here.]]

−	[[File:Ahouseforessex1.jpg]]	+	[[File:Ahouseforessex1.jpg\|link=File:Ahouseforessex1.jpg]]

	A House for Essex, also known as ‘Julie’s House’, is a conceptual holiday home located at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac in Wrabness, Essex, overlooking the River Stour.		A House for Essex, also known as ‘Julie’s House’, is a conceptual holiday home located at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac in Wrabness, Essex, overlooking the River Stour.
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	The outer structure is covered in green and white tiles and elaborately decorated with various ornaments such as a wheel, a large ceramic egg, an aluminium weather vane, and thousands of ceramic nipples.		The outer structure is covered in green and white tiles and elaborately decorated with various ornaments such as a wheel, a large ceramic egg, an aluminium weather vane, and thousands of ceramic nipples.

−	[[File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg]]	+	[[File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg\|link=File:Ahouseforessex2.jpg]]

	The interior is dominated by similarly elaborate iconography aimed at depicting the fictional Julie character as a saint, with mouldings, mosaic floors, tapestries, balconies, and decorative timberwork, ceramic pots, statues and glazing. There are also a number of specially commissioned art works by Perry, celebrating the ‘history and psyche of Essex.’		The interior is dominated by similarly elaborate iconography aimed at depicting the fictional Julie character as a saint, with mouldings, mosaic floors, tapestries, balconies, and decorative timberwork, ceramic pots, statues and glazing. There are also a number of specially commissioned art works by Perry, celebrating the ‘history and psyche of Essex.’
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

−	* Britain’s greatest maverick building.	+	* [[Britain's_greatest_maverick_building\|Britain’s greatest maverick building]].
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Dancing House, Prague.		* Dancing House, Prague.
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	* Mimetic architecture.		* Mimetic architecture.
	* Plug-In to Housing.		* Plug-In to Housing.
−	* St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.	+	* [[St._Basil's_Cathedral\|St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow.]]
	* Unusual building design of the week.		* Unusual building design of the week.
	* Watts Towers.		* Watts Towers.