A House for a Gardener, Munstead Wood
October – November 2016
Precedent Research
The models and drawings explore Munstead Wood, a house designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens for gardener Gertrude Jekyll (built 1896–97); located in Godalming, Surrey, England.
The work traces spatial sequences and the tectonic relationship between heavy-weight masonry construction and lightweight timber components. The focus of the study is the hall at ground floor level, the principal living room, and the cantilevered first floor gallery above, which projects beyond the north wall by 1.5m.
The architectural approach demonstrates ways to define territory and place through scale, proportion, and tectonic resolution.
1:20 Tectonic Model, Front View
Plaster and Pear Wood
841mm (l) x 594mm (w) x 800mm (h)
1:20 Tectonic Model, Back View
Plaster and Pear Wood
841mm (l) x 594mm (w) x 800mm (h)
1:20 Tectonic Model, Section View I
Plaster and Pear Wood
841mm (l) x 594mm (w) x 800mm (h)
1:20 Tectonic Model, Section View II
Plaster and Pear Wood
841mm (l) x 594mm (w) x 800mm (h)
1:20 Tectonic Model, Side View
Plaster and Pear Wood
841mm (l) x 594mm (w) x 700mm (h)
1:200 Maquette
Greyboard, Foamboard, and White Card
210mm (l) x 148mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquette
Watercolour Paper
210mm (l) x 148mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquette
Greyboard, Foamboard, and White Card
210mm (l) x 148mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquette
Watercolour Paper
210mm (l) x 148mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquettes, Back View
Greyboard, Foamboard, Watercolour Paper, and White Card
297mm (l) x 210mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquettes, Section View
Greyboard, Foamboard, Watercolour Paper, and White Card
297mm (l) x 210mm (w) x 80mm (h)
1:200 Maquettes, Side View
Greyboard, Foamboard, Watercolour Paper, and White Card
297mm (l) x 210mm (w) x 80mm (h)
Ground and First Floor Plan
Image Source: Gradidge, Roderick., 1980. Edwin Lutyens: Architect Laureate. London: George Allen & Unwin; p.28
Detailed Section Through the Ground Floor Hall and First Floor Cantilevered Corridor (Looking West)
Worm’s-Eye View
Interior Photograph of the Hall
Image Source: Tankard, Judith., 2011. Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden. London: Aurum Press Ltd; p.24