✨ Treasure Hoard: The Gothic Door, Carved Angel, Fire Mark combo - De Vaux House, Salisbury
Its cusped Gothic panels retain the touch of the medieval craftsman
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Its cusped Gothic panels retain the touch of the medieval craftsman
The Viking interpretation is irresistible because its oars and intricate details suggest knowledge of such vessels.
Believe it or not, the building below (Fishmarton Street) is one of my little indulgences.
Old Moray House stands on Edinburgh’s Canongate, a fine surviving seventeenth-century aristocratic mansion. Built around 1625 for Mary, Dowager Countess of Home, it later passed to her daughter, the Countess of Moray. Today it forms part of the University of Edinburgh. Flanking the entrance are two extraordinary late-...
But this is no ordinary glasshouse. It is a glasshouse in the sky.
Served with a dash of vinegar and a splash of Scots Gaelic - outside is a view to behold whilst chomping on your chips
Mackintosh combined the Scottish vernacular with his own genius for originality and left us with a message that tells us originality can exist alongside tradition.
The walls seem to buffer and embrace the journey, turning movement into anticipation.
Behind the concept of the soul house is a connection between spirit and structure conveying the most tactile embodiment of genius loci that I have come across.
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