Garden CIities of To-morrow, by Ebenezer Howard
Garden CIities of To-morrow, by Ebenezer Howard
Garden CIities of To-morrow, by Ebenezer Howard
Garden CIities of To-morrow, by Ebenezer Howard
The Urban Vernacular
With the exception of a few Dutch and Flemish-inspired building aesthetics, many of the buildings at Port Sunlight are reminiscent of the vernacular buildings of an old English village, both in terms of their form and materiality.
This revival of traditional buildings and building processes was characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement which was particularly popular in the British Isles around this time (1890s-1930s).
Vernacular architecture can be lauded as a good model for sustainable design as it does not rely on high-tech, energy consuming systems for heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting. Thus, using the vernacular as a precedent encourages thinking about passive, sustainable systems in the design process.
These sustainable systems begin with sourcing local materials. In vernacular architecture, materials were sourced locally as a means of necessity as these buildings were constructed before global trade became feasible.
Standard brick and timber construction cottage at Port Sunlight
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