Stone Walls
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I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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As a kid, I grew up in Ohio, with visits to my grandparents' house in Connecticut. One of the many things that stood out about this exotic-to-me place was the beautiful stone walls that seemed to go on forever. In our bedroom community full of cul-de-sacs outside of Cincinnati, these historic reminders were few and far between - if any had existed, they'd been torn apart to fill every open space with tract homes.
Perhaps that's how I grew up to be such an Andy Goldsworthy fan. I'm just a sucker for a beautiful stone wall. Whether it's an historic home in Bucks County PA, a prairie school home in the midwest, a cabin in Wyoming or a contemporary home in California, using this natural material ties the home to its surroundings in a beautiful way.
Perhaps that's how I grew up to be such an Andy Goldsworthy fan. I'm just a sucker for a beautiful stone wall. Whether it's an historic home in Bucks County PA, a prairie school home in the midwest, a cabin in Wyoming or a contemporary home in California, using this natural material ties the home to its surroundings in a beautiful way.
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Isn't this wall incredible? I love the unusual design.
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What a way to mark an entrance! This is such an interesting pattern - the large stones break it up and give it character.
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Something about stone homes gives a feeling of security. Perhaps it has to do with withstanding huffing and puffing in fairy tales.
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| I'm rather obsessed with this Connecticut lake house lately. Historically, foundations were made of local stone, and here the stone foundation and first floor is a great transition between the natural surroundings and the building. |
| Here the rough stones are arranged to give rectilinear definition to the yard. |
This stone wall comes to an end with flair.
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| Stone walls add high drama and scads of texture indoors. |
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They aren't just limited to fireplaces either.
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A curved wood wall across from a curved stone wall is simply brilliant.
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The stone in The Radius House is part of the interplay between indoors and out.
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| This is a renovation in Croatia, where clearly old-world craftsman were experts at building with stone. |
Ideabook updated on Aug. 30, 2010.
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