The most delightful home of my life was a Dutch Colonial Revival in Lakewood, Ohio, built in the 1910s. I returned to school at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike in 2001 and studied art and design with minor requirements in historic preservation. Later taught History of Interiors at a community college in that area. Those years were the best of times. Just found your channel. So enjoyed this segment. Thank you.
I thought Steve Baczek was the greatest (and he is), but Brent Hull is on another level….an artist historian who is also a master builder. I’d love to see them do a project together.
Hi Mr. Hull, I always learn something from your videos! I am really happy to know that my suburban townhouse house actually has some good design elements such as not having tube columns and that the third-floor widows are smaller than the second windows. Thanks!
Can you write a book where you go into the details that homebuilders should look for? Deciding on which order to go by, measurements for the mouldings and what rooms should be elevated, and things like the 2:1 ratios for windows, etc
Also a thing I see in the real world that varies from the books by Palladio/Batty Langley/William Solomon - is the mis-use of the orders from level to level. In order of robusteness they are supposed to stack - so in "rank" from least robust to most robust (top down to bottom): Corinthian (most feminine - thinnest/lightest) Composite (
You understand it. The right elements make a house 300% better than the mess most houses are today :) Unfortunately, very few people are willing to pay for it, most especially in the middle class.
Is there a blanket term for the houses that existed from about 1680 to the American Revolution? I'm thinking of the simple Cape Cod and Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouses - something that had no classical detailing at all.
Thanks Brent! in Italy we have a lot of stuff to look at but not book on historical precedent (with measurements) relete to middle class people house 😅 Anyway my friend once went in the U.S. for an exchange program an he laughed about the shutter, they were so fake. In Italy we still use them and I wonder why you don't have functional one in U.S. also for the tornado and hurricane stuff.
Living in southern New England I find that realtors tend to call anything that’s not clearly modern or contemporary in style “colonial”. Many of the true colonial revival home of the 20s - 40s have been torn down and replaced by McMansions that are too big for the lot, look like the architect was being paid by the gable, and seem to have no real style, just an assembly of what someone thinks is currently in style.
1. Ask to see examples of the builder’s prior work. 2. Builders who do historic work typically advertise that skill. 3. Finally, search for historic neighborhoods in your area and find out who’s doing the design and construction on them.
Best content on TH-cam hands down
Very kind. Thx.
yeah, he's a notch above everybody else in his field.
I’m in college studying interior design this is fascinating and tremendously helpful, thank you Brent!😊
❤❤
Glad it was helpful!
The most delightful home of my life was a Dutch Colonial Revival in Lakewood, Ohio, built in the 1910s. I returned to school at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike in 2001 and studied art and design with minor requirements in historic preservation. Later taught History of Interiors at a community college in that area. Those years were the best of times. Just found your channel. So enjoyed this segment. Thank you.
Thx for sharing. Cheers
I thought Steve Baczek was the greatest (and he is), but Brent Hull is on another level….an artist historian who is also a master builder. I’d love to see them do a project together.
Nice. Well we nearly did, but the project fell thru. Cheers.
That would be a project for the ages! The beauty of historical architecture with ultra-high performance details, just a phenomenal idea!
Hi Mr. Hull, I always learn something from your videos! I am really happy to know that my suburban townhouse house actually has some good design elements such as not having tube columns and that the third-floor widows are smaller than the second windows. Thanks!
Great to hear!! Thx.
Love colonial revival. This is the BEST tutorial on how to get it right, a set of rules to follow. The 1%-2%-3% is so helpful.
Nice. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks brent.
Thx for watching.
I want one book with the basics, the “rules”.
Good luck.
The elements of style. Great book. Look up
The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present
Can you write a book where you go into the details that homebuilders should look for? Deciding on which order to go by, measurements for the mouldings and what rooms should be elevated, and things like the 2:1 ratios for windows, etc
Good idea. Thx.
You should do a showcase of french colonial Architecture in New Orleans
I think he did back a couple of years ago.
Good idea. Thx.
Also a thing I see in the real world that varies from the books by Palladio/Batty Langley/William Solomon - is the mis-use of the orders from level to level. In order of robusteness they are supposed to stack - so in "rank" from least robust to most robust (top down to bottom):
Corinthian (most feminine - thinnest/lightest)
Composite (
You are correct. The strongest should support the weaker. Thx.
You understand it. The right elements make a house 300% better than the mess most houses are today :) Unfortunately, very few people are willing to pay for it, most especially in the middle class.
It doesn't need to cost more to be done well. Builders just need to understand design a little better.
Is there a blanket term for the houses that existed from about 1680 to the American Revolution? I'm thinking of the simple Cape Cod and Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouses - something that had no classical detailing at all.
Those would be vernacular homes, settler homes, etc. Thx.
Thanks Brent! in Italy we have a lot of stuff to look at but not book on historical precedent (with measurements) relete to middle class people house 😅 Anyway my friend once went in the U.S. for an exchange program an he laughed about the shutter, they were so fake. In Italy we still use them and I wonder why you don't have functional one in U.S. also for the tornado and hurricane stuff.
Great point. Thx.
Another great tutorial, thanks. For such a busy guy, not sure how you find time to do all this. Did you clone yourself?
Haha, feels like it.
Is Dutch Colonial Revival a subset of this?
A side subset would be my opinion. Thx.
"Don't buy a tube!" 😆🤣😭
Word!
Living in southern New England I find that realtors tend to call anything that’s not clearly modern or contemporary in style “colonial”. Many of the true colonial revival home of the 20s - 40s have been torn down and replaced by McMansions that are too big for the lot, look like the architect was being paid by the gable, and seem to have no real style, just an assembly of what someone thinks is currently in style.
Sad but true.
Graduated fenestration 🎉
"Don't buy a tube."
Amen.
How do we find a good home builder that can do this type of work? There is no standard anymore for good work or certifications that i can tell.
1. Ask to see examples of the builder’s prior work.
2. Builders who do historic work typically advertise that skill.
3. Finally, search for historic neighborhoods in your area and find out who’s doing the design and construction on them.
@@christopherzehnderlast point is clutch, thanks!
Working on it. Thx.