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A roofed space, then, is a sine qua noli, but it is only the 



first of the requirements. The situation and the disposi 

 tion of the building also need careful consideration. It 



should be easily get-at-able by those who serve as well 



as by those who partake of the meal. If all the food 



and the numerous adjuncts and implements that play 



their part in its presentment and consumption are to be 



brought circuitoi sly and from afar, outdoor meals will 



be highly unpopular with the household and there will 



be. persistent attempts to confine them to the dining- 

 room. 



In building a loggia or shed for the purpose its 



position should make it as accessible from the kitchen 



and pantry as the dining-room itself. The next point 



to settle is the extent to which it is to be open-sided 



That, and tin- detail oi whether there should be means 



ot partially closing the sides at will, depends very much 



upon the site. II the house stands high and exposed 



to winds, and if the loggia or shed is placed projectingly, 



it will be ncces&amp;gt;ary to prevent the wind blowing 



through, as, besides creating much draught, it would 



certainly bring the rain with it. In such a case it is 



better to ha\ e an open arcade to tin 1 south, or 



wherever the warmest and stillest quarter may be, and 



till in the sides ; but if windows or shutters that hook 



back can be arranged in them, so much the better. 



On the other hand, if the domicile is in a sheltered nook, oi if its own wings and projections protect the 



loggia, two at least of the sides of the latter may be open. It is, of course, not very difficult to fulfil 



all such icqnirements whe;i a place is being laid out anew and the open-air room is an integral part of the 



&amp;gt;riginal design. Hut where it has to be added to a 

 house built at a time when such a teature was undreamt 

 of, it is more difficult to make the thing really practical, 

 and some compromise or makeshift will be often 

 necessary. The consideration of how to incorporate 

 such a feature in a new design will be dealt with ; but 

 examples may first be given ot how the problem has 

 been solved in the case of existing houses. Oi &amp;gt;uch 

 attempts, several are here illustrated, and they have 

 been chosen as Miuwing much divergence both of style 

 and position. The one at I ford is an adjunct to a 

 stately I alladiau house, and is treated as an elaborate and 

 sympathetic architectural teature (Fig. 17.;). It occupies 

 par! of the space where a useless and derelict annexe 

 had stood, and the fine ashlar of the walling, architraves 

 and cornices of the annexe provided most of the material. 

 Certain ornamental portions, such as the inserted 

 roundels and the ironwork o! the bakonv above, were 

 amoni; the owner s collection oi Italian antiques. The 

 wrought stonework of the triple arcade and the columns 

 that support it were the onh important portions that 

 Ind to be ne\v made. The house is on a rapid slope, and 

 some of the principal sitting-rooms are n the first floor, 

 although the rapidlv rising ground makes the garden 

 accessible from them at the back. A considerable part 

 of the gronn 1 floor is occupied by the hall, one screened- 

 off section of which is frequently used as a dining-room, 

 and from it the loggia is immediately reached. Con 

 venience of access is therefore fullv attained. The 

 open arcade faces south-east into an extremely 

 sheltered enclosed garden, while to the south-west is 

 i?5- AT MATHERN. a window which may be opened or shut. Nothing 



