Floor Plan William Morris Red House

Red house is a significant arts and crafts building located in the town of bexleyheath in southeast london england co designed in 1859 by the architect philip webb and the designer william morris it was created to serve as a family home for the latter with construction being completed in 1860.

Floor plan william morris red house. Our mission is to provide a free world class education to anyone anywhere. Sources on the red house. Ars longa vita brevis life is short art is forever. William morris and philip webb living room fireplace in red house 1860 bexleyheath england photo.

Informal plan romantic massing plain red brick. However red house is currently closed. The red house was the first independent project as an architect for webb and is the only house that was ever built by morris. The only house commissioned created and lived in by william morris founder of the arts crafts movement red house is a building of extraordinary architectural and social significance.

In a way red house constitutes this unique statement to which all his later work and much of the work of others can be traced thus making it a historic building if ever there was one and this is more than enough to justify a visit for anybody remotely interested in william morris or the arts crafts movement. Designed by philip webb and completed in 1860 it was described by edward burne jones as the beautifullest place on earth. On the ground floor is the kitchen the library a morning room large hall and dining room. Badly drawn dad cc by nc nd 2 0 other original built in furniture is present in the main living room on the second floor notably a fireplace painted with morris s motto.

This is the currently selected item. Morris was strongly in favour of the authenticity and quality achieved in the hand made products instead of machine made soulless merchandise during the on going industrial revolution. William morris and philip webb red house. Second floor plan p23.

First floor plan p23. This stained glass window depicting love and hate was one of many designed by friends and family of william morris throughout red house. It is designed to an l shaped plan with two stories and a high pitched roof that looks like a witches hat. Entrance hall the large entrance hall holds one of the highlights of the collection.

The red house was designed specifically to fit the need of philip webb s client william morris. William butterfield all saints margaret street. Following an education at the university of oxford morris decided to construct a rural house for. Modern architecture since 1890.

Designed for william morris. John julius norwich ed.