{"id":15181,"date":"2018-01-29T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allthingsstone.com\/ca-en\/design-focus-classical-style\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T04:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:41:26","slug":"design-focus-classical-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allthingsstone.com\/ca-en\/blog\/design-focus-classical-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Focus: Classical Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Classical\u200b \u200bcivilizations,\u200b \u200boriginating\u200b \u200bfrom\u200b \u200bancient\u200b \u200bGreece\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bRome set\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bfoundation\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bWestern\u200b \u200baesthetics.\u200b \u200bThis\u200b \u200bhas\u200b \u200bdefined\u200b \u200bour\u200b \u200btastes\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bmusic,\u200b \u200bart\u200b \u200band architecture\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthis\u200b \u200bday.\u200b Canada \u200bis\u200b \u200bcertainly no\u200b \u200bexception. Classical\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200binfluences\u200b \u200bmany\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bprevious\u200b \u200bfeatured\u200b \u200bstyles.\u200b T\u200b\u200bhe\u200b \u200bColonial\u200b \u200bRevival,\u200b \u200bGreek Revival,\u200b \u200bNeo\u200b \u200bClassical,\u200b \u200bSouthern\u200b \u200bColonial\u200b \u200bstyles\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200ball\u200b \u200bderived\u200b \u200bfrom\u200b \u200bClassical\u200b \u200bprecedents and\u200b \u200buse\u200b \u200bClassical\u200b \u200bfeatures\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bvarying\u200b \u200bdegrees.\u200b \u200b\u200bSo,\u200b \u200blet\u2019s\u200b \u200bget\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bknow\u200b \u200bClassical\u200b \u200barchitecture\u200b \u200ba little\u200b \u200bbit\u200b \u200bbetter.<\/p>\n<p>C\u200blassical\u200b \u200bdoesn\u2019t\u200b \u200bmean\u200b \u200btime\u200b \u200bwarp.\u200b \u200b\u200bIts\u200b \u200blegacy\u200b \u200blies\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bits\u200b \u200baesthetic\/ornate\u200b \u200bvalue\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bdefined\u200b \u200bby its\u200b \u200b\u200bsymmetry\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200brational\u200b \u200border.\u200b \u200bAdd\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bboldness,\u200b \u200bgrandeur\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthis\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bit\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bno\u200b \u200bmystery why\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200bfeel\u200b \u200bstill\u200b \u200bdominates\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200barchitectural\u200b \u200bworld.\u200b \u200bColumns,\u200b \u200bpediments\u200b \u200band ornament\u200b \u200bsuch\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200begg-and-dart\u200b \u200bmoulding\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200biconic\u200b \u200bfeatures\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200bdesigns.\u200b \u200bUnlike\u200b \u200bsome modern\u200b \u200bstyles,\u200b \u200bevery\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200bfeature\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bfunctional\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bthought\u200b \u200bout.\u200b T\u200b\u200bhe\u200b \u200bfluting\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bcolumns, for\u200b \u200binstance,\u200b \u200baffords\u200b \u200bgrace\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bvibration\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200botherwise\u200b \u200bsolid\u200b \u200bshafts.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bingredients\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bGreek\u200b \u200bbuilding\u200b \u200bdesign,\u200b \u200bWestern\u200b \u200barchitects\u200b \u200bhave\u200b \u200btried\u200b \u200bfor centuries\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bemulate\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bfinished\u200b \u200bproduct.\u200b \u200bThe\u200b \u200bproduct\u200b \u200bhas\u200b \u200binspired\u200b \u200bmany\u200b \u200bstyles\u200b, but\u200b \u200bwhat\u200b \u200bwas\u200b \u200bits\u200b \u200binspiration,\u200b \u200bhow\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200byou\u200b \u200bidentify\u200b \u200bit\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bhow\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200byou\u200b \u200bmirror\u200b \u200bit\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200byour\u200b \u200bhome?<\/p>\n<h4>CLASSICAL\u200b \u200bARCHITECTURE<\/h4>\n<p>Architecture\u200b \u200bwas\u200b \u200bone\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bmost\u200b \u200bimportant\u200b \u200barts\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bClassical\u200b \u200bcivilizations.\u200b \u200b\u200b\u200bAncient\u200b \u200bart\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bmore times\u200b \u200bheld\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bhigh\u200b \u200bregard\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200b\u200b \u200b\u201cclassic\u201d\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bsometimes\u200b \u200bused\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bmean\u200b \u200bthat\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bexample\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bthe best\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bits\u200b \u200btype\u200b \u200b(ie:\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bclassical\u200b \u200bexample\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bcottage).\u200b \u200b \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bAlthough\u200b \u200bclassical\u200b \u200bstyles\u200b \u200bof architecture\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200bvary\u200b \u200bgreatly,\u200b \u200bthey\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bgeneral\u200b \u200ball\u200b \u200bbe\u200b \u200bsaid\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bdraw\u200b \u200bon\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bcommon\u200b \u200bsource\u200b \u200bof decorative\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bconstructive\u200b \u200belements.<\/p>\n<p>From\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200b\u200bRenaissance\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bModernism,\u200b \u200bclassicism\u200b \u200bcovers\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bbroad\u200b \u200brange\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bstyles.\u200b \u200bHaving\u200b \u200bgone through\u200b \u200bmany\u200b \u200bwaves\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200baffords\u200b \u200bmany\u200b \u200belements\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bchoose\u200b \u200bfrom.\u200b \u200bHowever\u200b\u200b \u200b\u200brestraint, symmetry,\u200b \u200bsophistication\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bappeal\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bantiquity\u200b \u200bshould\u200b \u200bbe\u200b \u200bobserved\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bmaintain\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bclassic aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b \u200bGreek\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bRoman\u200b \u200binfluence\u200b \u200bprovided\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bfoundation\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bclassical\u200b \u200barchitectural orders\u200b \u200bwhich\u200b \u200bwould\u200b \u200bdominate\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bwestern\u200b \u200bworld\u200b \u200bfrom\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bRenaissance\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bpresent\u200b \u200bday. An\u200b \u200barchitectural\u200b \u200border\u200b \u200bdescribes\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bbuilding\u200b \u200bmainly\u200b \u200bbased\u200b \u200bon\u200b \u200bcolumn\u200b \u200bdesign.\u200b \u200bThe classic\u200b \u200bdominant\u200b \u200borders\u200b \u200b\u200bDoric\u200b,\u200b \u200b\u200bIonic\u200b a\u200b\u200bnd\u200b \u200b\u200bCorinthian\u200b\u200b \u200bwere\u200b \u200bcategorized\u200b \u200bby\u200b \u200btheir\u200b \u200buse\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bvarying styles\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bstone\u200b \u200bcolumns\u200b \u200bthroughout\u200b \u200bdifferent\u200b \u200btime\u200b \u200bperiods.\u200b \u200bThese\u200b \u200borders\u200b \u200bbecame\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bbasic language\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bwestern\u200b \u200barchitecture.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b \u200bmodern\u200b \u200btimes,\u200b \u200bclassicism\u200b \u200bsurged\u200b \u200bforward\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bFrance\u200b \u200bfrom\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200b17th\u200b \u200bcentury\u200b \u200bonwards\u200b \u200band quickly\u200b \u200bspread\u200b \u200bthroughout\u200b \u200bEurope\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bbecome\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bdominant\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bmore\u200b \u200bthan\u200b \u200btwo\u200b \u200bcenturies. Despite\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bstrict\u200b \u200brules,\u200b \u200bclassicism\u200b \u200bmanifested\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bdifferent\u200b \u200bcountries\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bits\u200b \u200bown\u200b \u200bway.\u200b \u200bIn\u200b \u200bFrance the\u200b \u200binterior\u200b \u200bdesign\u200b \u200bwas\u200b \u200bfull\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bsplendour\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200blustre,\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bEngland\u200b \u200bclassicism\u200b \u200bwas\u200b \u200bfeatured\u200b \u200bby rationalism\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200brigour.\u200b Heavily\u200b \u200binfluenced\u200b \u200bby\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bBritish\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bFrench,\u200b \u200bNeoClassic\u200b \u200bstyles dominated\u200b \u200bacross\u200b \u200bCanada\u200b \u200bmainly\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bpublic\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bstate\u200b \u200bbuildings.<\/p>\n<h4>FEATURES\u200b \u200bOF\u200b \u200bCLASSIC\u200b \u200bSTYLES<\/h4>\n<p>Classic\u200b \u200bdesigns\u200b \u200bwill\u200b \u200binclude\u200b \u200bcertain\u200b \u200bfeatures\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200border\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bit\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bbe\u200b \u200bclassified\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200bClassic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All\u200b \u200bmaterials\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200bnatural\u200b \u200bor\u200b \u200bunique\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200btherefore\u200b \u200busually\u200b \u200bexpensive.\u200b \u200bColumns\u200b \u200band pilasters\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200busually\u200b \u200bmade\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bmarble,\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bwalls\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200boften\u200b \u200bcovered\u200b \u200bwith\u200b \u200bcloth\u200b \u200bor panelled\u200b \u200bwith\u200b \u200bnatural\u200b \u200bwood.\u200b \u200bFlooring\u200b \u200buses\u200b \u200bparquet\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bceiling\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bwhite and\u200b \u200bdecorated\u200b \u200bwith\u200b \u200bstucco\u200b \u200bfriezes. Stone and brick, used as accents, are locally sourced.<\/li>\n<li>The\u200b \u200bcolour\u200b \u200bscheme\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bmaintained\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200blight\u200b \u200bpastel\u200b \u200bcolours.\u200b \u200bShades\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200bcalm\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bneutral making\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200boverall\u200b \u200bclassical\u200b \u200binterior\u200b \u200batmosphere\u200b \u200bsoothing.<\/li>\n<li>Chandeliers\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bextravagant\u200b \u200blighting\u200b \u200bfixtures\u200b are\u200b \u200busually\u200b \u200bpresent.\u200b \u200bThese\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200bnormally crystal\u200b \u200bmade\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200btransparent\u200b \u200bstones\u200b \u200bor\u200b \u200bexpensive\u200b \u200bglass.<\/li>\n<li>Classical\u200b \u200boak\u200b \u200bornaments\u200b \u200bwhich\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200balways\u200b \u200bfunctional\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bcomfortable.\u200b \u200bThe\u200b \u200boften wooden\u200b \u200bfurniture\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bvarnished\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bgives\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200binterior\u200b \u200ban\u200b \u200bairy\u200b \u200bfeel.<\/li>\n<li>Overall,\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200bdesign\u200b \u200bimplies\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bpresence\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200barches,\u200b \u200bstucco,\u200b \u200bhalf-columns\u200b \u200band columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>NEW\u200b \u200bAGE:\u200b \u200bNEOCLASSICAL\u200b \u200bCHARACTERISTICS<\/h4>\n<p>Neo-classicism\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bthat\u200b \u200bemerged\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bBritain\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bFrance\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200b1750s.\u200b \u200bThe\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bwas based\u200b \u200bon\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bdesigns\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bClassical\u200b \u200bGreece\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bRome\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bused\u200b w\u200b\u200bidely\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200binstitutional\u200b \u200bsettings like\u200b \u200buniversities\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bgovernment\u200b \u200bstructures.\u200b \u200bIt\u200b \u200bis\u200b \u200bused\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bresidential\u200b \u200bbuildings\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200bwell. Examples\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthis\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bhome\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200bbe\u200b \u200bfound\u200b \u200bthroughout\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bcountry,\u200b \u200bwith\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bheaviest concentration\u200b \u200balong\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bEast\u200b \u200bCoast.\u200b \u200bThese\u200b \u200bhomes\u200b \u200bwere\u200b \u200bbuilt\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200breflection\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bwhere\u200b \u200byou were\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bclass\u200b \u200bsystem.\u200b \u200bTheir\u200b \u200bformality\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bimportance\u200b \u200bseemed\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bsuggest\u200b \u200ban\u200b \u200bupwardly mobile\u200b \u200blifestyle,\u200b \u200ba\u200b \u200bway\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bemulate\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bupper\u200b \u200bclasses\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bEurope.<\/p>\n<p>Neoclassical\u200b \u200bbuildings\u200b \u200bhave\u200b \u200bsome\u200b \u200bdistinctive\u200b \u200bfeatures\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bclean\u200b \u200belegant\u200b \u200blines,\u200b \u200buncluttered appearance\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bfree\u200b \u200bstanding\u200b \u200bcolumns.\u200b \u200bForm\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bbalance\u200b \u200bdominates\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bneoclassical\u200b \u200bstyle. Elaborate\u200b \u200bdoorways,\u200b \u200bevenly\u200b \u200bspaced\u200b \u200bwindows\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200btall\u200b \u200bcolumns\u200b \u200bemphasize\u200b \u200bits\u200b \u200bgraphical elements\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bgeometric\u200b \u200bpatterns.<\/p>\n<h4>CLASSIC\u200b \u200bCANADIAN<\/h4>\n<p>In\u200b \u200bCanada,\u200b \u200bNeoclassicism\u200b \u200bbecame\u200b \u200bpopular\u200b \u200bfrom\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200b1820s\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200b1860.\u200b \u200bMuch\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bthe neoclassical\u200b \u200bbuildings\u200b \u200bcan\u200b \u200bbe\u200b \u200bfound\u200b \u200bmostly\u200b \u200bon\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200beastern\u200b \u200bside\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bCanada\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200btheir\u200b \u200bwas\u200b \u200ba tremendous\u200b \u200bpopulation\u200b \u200bgrowth\u200b \u200bduring\u200b \u200bthat\u200b \u200btime.\u200b \u200bThis\u200b \u200bcontributed\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bneed\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bmoreinfrastructural\u200b \u200bdevelopment\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bclassic\u200b \u200brevival\u200b \u200bstyles\u200b \u200bwere\u200b \u200bhighly\u200b \u200binfluential\u200b \u200bat\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200btime.\u00a0 Although\u200b \u200bnot\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200bpopular\u200b \u200bfor\u200b \u200bresidential\u200b \u200bhomes,\u200b \u200bNeoClassical\u200b \u200bdomestic\u200b \u200bbuildings\u200b \u200bare\u200b \u200bsimilar\u200b \u200bto public\u200b \u200bbuildings.\u200b \u200bThe\u200b \u200bRobert\u200b \u200bAdam\u200b \u200binspired\u200b \u200bAdamesque\u200b NeoClassicism\u200b \u200bgave\u200b \u200brise\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bstyle in\u200b \u200bprivate\u200b \u200bhomes.\u200b \u200bThey\u200b \u200bwere\u200b \u200bnormally\u200b \u200b\u200b\u200bbuilt\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200bstone\u200b \u200beither\u200b \u200bas\u200b \u200bfreestanding\u200b \u200bsingle\u200b \u200bhomes\u200b \u200bor as\u200b \u200btown\u200b \u200bhouses,\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200bor\u200b \u200bnear\u200b \u200burban\u200b \u200bcentres.<\/p>\n<h4>CREATING YOUR\u200b \u200bCLASSIC\u200b \u200bSTYLE\u200b \u200bHOME<\/h4>\n<p>NeoClassical\u200b \u200bdesigns\u200b \u200bcontinues\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bpersevere\u200b \u200bthroughout\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200btwentieth\u200b \u200band\u200b \u200btwenty-first centuries.\u200b \u200bThanks\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bmodern\u200b \u200btechnology\u200b \u200band\u200b ease\u200b \u200bof\u200b \u200baccess\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bresources\u200b \u200bnecessary,\u200b \u200bit\u200b \u200bis manageable\u200b \u200bto\u200b \u200bemulate\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bstyle\u200b \u200bin\u200b \u200byour\u200b \u200bown\u200b \u200bhome\u200b \u200bwithout\u200b \u200bbreaking\u200b \u200bthe\u200b \u200bbank\u200b \u200bor\u200b \u200byour\u200b \u200bback!\u00a0 For\u200b \u200bthe\u200b 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