Lesson 06: The functional villa
The functional villa The Danish functional villa is inspired by the international functionalism from 30 - s. The villa was designed functional so that it came to this a natural framework for everyday life and adapted the Danish tradition. With the ideas of functionalism, they created a simplified style of cubist form, which failed eaves, gutters formed cornice, or the house had a modest brick cornice. In some houses you see a horizontal molded cornice or it could be made of wood. The house could be composed of 2 or 3 building carcasses in different sizes adapted to the site. The functional villa was ambitious, was to retain it simple. Past ornaments were removed, and the windows and balconies were placed for light and views, and was not symmetrical. Characteristic of the functional villa #39;s corner window. Exterior walls were red or yellow sand-faced bricks, made #8203; #8203;with scraped or sanded whitewashed surface. Roof pitch could be different, and roofs were usually yellow or red wing tiles. For the functional villa also includes Bungaloven (1930 - 1940). The plan is square, a #39;floor with high basement. Low roof with fall to 4 pages from the chimney. roofing tarred. The house has often corner windows. Bungaloven can be plastered and whitewashed, or clad with red or yellow brick, or yellow brick with horizontal changes in red brick.From:Nicolai HansenViews:0 0ratingsTime:05:18More inEducation

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