The Challenges And Features Of The Villa Lante

When I arrived, the first thing that piqued my interest was the Washington Monument. This tall obelisk, at the zenith of the district, pierced the sky and the thoughts of every passerby. The destination, however, was a vast, artificial pond that was surrounded by trees. Our task was to clear the algae out of the pond. At first, I didn’t realize why we were doing that. The park rangers told us that the ecosystem relied on the removal of algae that plagued the balance of nature.

“Designed by Athos Menaboni and M. Leo Elliot for Philip Licata of the Tampa Investment Company, the Palace of Florence incorporated a variety of materials, such as terra cotta, wrought iron and stucco and boasted a tower on each end. Both designers drew their inspiration from the Palazzo Vecchino in Florence, Italy” Kite-Powell (2011, December). The Palace of Florence beautifully uncanny castle resemblance with its’ canary yellow bricked walls and corn-silk white trim, and fortress comparable crow's nest towers overseeing the neighboring region makes it the most noticeable residency. It’s only missing the medieval mote housing the vicious and piggish alligator floating nearby to safeguard its’

are made out of light colored stones, brick and stucco in a smooth finish or plastered concrete. Interiors

A public place incorporated into a larger commercial complex, the fountain of the Piazza d'Italia occupies a circular area off center of the development, which consists of buildings and open-air corridors planted with trees. The fountain is set on a ground of concentric circles in brick and masonry, and is composed of a raised contour relief of the boot of Italy and a construction of several staggered, interconnected facades following the lines of the circles. Each facade incorporates one of the five Classical Orders in various materials, including marble, stainless steel, artificial lighting and water. The facades are one side of the space and the whole is surrounded by a ring of

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The Villa Savoye is a contemporary outstanding architect. Located at poissy in Paris. Designed in 1928，finished at 1930.It looked so simple, but it use the long horizontal sliding window, making house more sunshine.

But in spite of the bilateral symmetry employed in the thermal complex, it wasn’t strictly symmetrical, as shown in a flat plan of the entire baths. It is slightly asymmetrical as the northwest corner is built at a slight angle due to it meeting a road. Thus, the palaestra was slightly shifted to the east as well due to the road. It was also different as the palaestra was completely separate from the bathing complex, as opposed to other baths where the palaestra(s) were installed inside the complex. It was just a grass yard and was not contained by a wall but rather a portico of Corinthian columns. The separate palaestra was at the northern part of the entire baths and through an entrance at the adjacent side of the exercise yard, bathers can go in to the natatio. The natatio covers a large part of the Hadrianic Baths, with dimensions of 28.9 metres by 14.6 metres, and a depth of 1.5 metres. Three sides of the swimming pool were lined with Corinthian columns carved from pink breccia marble, while the fourth side of the natatio featured arched niches with intricate glass mosaics. Four entrances were distributed along the niched wall to provide an entry to the rest of the thermae. From the natatio, bathers are led to the frigidarium to relax after physical activity. The frigidarium in the Hadrianic

columns in each room. The building was and is famous for its ornate sculpture on the surface of the

To transport you from one place to another (e.g. from one cottage to another or from your cottage somewhere down below to the receptionist area at the hilltop), you can use the glass funicular lift available for the guests to use. This 116 meter long outdoor lift was unique. Designed with a rail similar to that of the train, from the lift's glass walls you will see the entire beauty of the hotel area. You will have the view of all the cottages, the gardens and other green panoramas covering the hotel. The convenience of sliding up and down to most of the hotel area is just one button

It is no doubt that there are the best amedities in those rooms including large double and twin beds, private marble bathroom, tea and coffee maker. Nonetheless, the best feature is the breathtaking scene of the surroundings. Feel free to take your time and contemplate the vast green terrace fields and mountain range. For a total relaxation, you may want to enjoy in the unique pool or outdoor bathtub in the nature.

All villas, with their “use of Greek architectural elements” (Ling 46) contribute to the overall elegant architectural themes of the structure. Corinthian columns display a stylistic architectural element that is used to support the weight of the “roof above the peristyle garden” (Ling 48). In extremely luxurious villas, the outdoor space “contained not only one but two peristyle gardens” (Ling 46). This use of architecture would mark the home owner as a high position in society simply based on the cost of creating the peristyle garden. In addition, the peristyle garden conveys the idea that villa owners have assimilated the knowledge to know the importance of classical Greek architecture. Furthermore, the use of incorporating nature within the villa

The Villa has always been a part of social standings, leisure and art throughout History. Built in the country side the mould of a villa has not changed in over two thousand years (Akerman, 1990). Outside the city, upper class people found peace away from overcrowded, diseased cities. The ideology of country life was often pursued by these nobles. Too them, the idyllic country lifestyle was the natural way of life consisting of peace, innocence and simple virtue (Williams, 2011). The country house was a place of comfort, leisure and wealth, far from the ‘real country was of life’ lived by the farmers and lower classes. Only the rich nobles sought leisure in the countryside, and this is what the Villa symbolised. Too the upper class the villa was more than just a home, it was a better way of life, encouraged arts and music and most important an escape from the city. The concept of the villa was around since 2000 years stretching from Roman times all through the medieval age, evident from painting and tapestries in all stages of history (Akerman, 1990). Around the 1500s the Renaissance began, and the basic programme and ideology of the Villa grew. In Europe the monarchy halted progress of Villas,

The rest of the building is floor tiles, exterior architectural golden stainless steel, aluminium, glass crystallised,

The east and west facades have solid even groups of 432 windows set over granite panels. The windows themselves are demonstrated, with recessed upper windows coated in a prismatic glass that was expected to offer interest and break the consistency of the building in strong sunlight. The green granite panels beneath the windows are additionally adjusted with a slight variety of shading and arranged in a series of Fibonacci arrangement of harmonic proportions which was expected to symbolise the diversity of experiences within the building and reduce the dullness of what generally is a uniform exterior. The building is topped by a `butterfly ' rooftop overhang, which seems unsupported when seen from the ground.

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