Nicholas Sell Architectural Styles Neo-Ecletic & Southern Colonial Project 1.1.3 Nicholas Sell Architectural Styles Neo-Ecletic & Southern Colonial
Neo-Ecletic 1965 – Present 2 Stories Materials: Brick, Stone, and Vinyl following no particular patterns. Uses details from many different historical and cultural styles. Styles can easily be customized. Most neo-ecletic architecture is unbalanced and has a formal emphasis on the front entrance. Residential Most North American suburbs built in the past 3 decades are primarily neo-ecletic
Neo-Ecletic Characteristics Formal entrance Mixture of traditional styles
Southern Colonial 18th & 19th century southern plantations Traditionally 2 stories, recent versions sometimes include 3rd story dormers. Materials: Brick, lightly colored siding, columns made of wood or reinforced fiber materials. Very formal, incudes columns and colored shutters. Common throughout southeastern US including South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, etc. Always symmetrical and balanced, using vertical lines to enunciate how tall the structure is.
Southern Colonial Characteristics Large Front Columns Contrasting colored shutters Perfect symmetry
Comparison VS The southern colonial style is always symmetrical, while the neo-ecletic style seems much more random. Neo-ecletic includes different styles, allowing one neo-ecletic to look very different than another. Southern colonial houses typically look the same.
References http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/Neoeclectic-House-Style.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-eclectic_architecture http://recentpastnation.org/?page_id=358 http://www.rtsd.org/cms/lib/PA01000218/Centricity/Domain/286/Southern_colonial_architecture%5B1%5D_5.pdf http://www.monsterhouseplans.com/southern-colonial-house-plans.html