Architectural Styles

Palladian

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Andrea Palladio

Italian architect

 

Wikipedia

1570-1790s

  • Balanced proportions
  • symmetrical designs
  • based on classical Roman architecture
  • grand porticos
  • columns featuring the classical orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)
  • Palladian Windows (large arched window flanked by two smaller rectangular windows)
  • Classical Motifs such a
  • pediments
  • pilasters
  • domes
  • geometric simplicity
  • rectangular and circular shapes.
  • Italy
  • UK
  • USA

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Country houses
  • villas
  • palaces
  • public buildings
  • churches
  • Villa Capra “La Rotonda” Vicenza
  • Palazzo Chiericati Vicenza
  • Teatro Olimpico Vicenza
  • Villa Foscari “La Malcontenta” Mira
  • Basilica Palladiana Vicenza
  • Villa Barbaro Maser
  • Virginia State Capitol

Palladian-influenced

  • The White House Washington
  • Monticello

Neo-Palladian

  • Chiswick House London
  • Wilton House England
  • Stowe House
  • Urban inns / hostelries (locande, osterie, alberghi)
  • Coaching/Posting houses / road inns
  • Merchant lodging + warehousing (fondaco-type buildings)
  • Pilgrim hospices / hospitals
  • Palladian / neo-Palladian villas converted into hotels
  • Grand country houses (neo-Palladian) used as hotels;

Adaptive Reuse

  • Royal Crescent Hotel Bath
  • The Houghton Hotel / Estate-style Palladian houses

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation