The House of Inveraray (early designs)

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The House of Inveraray (early designs) refers to William Adam’s initial architectural plans for transforming Inveraray Castle into a grand Scottish country house in the 18th century.

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instanceOf 18th-century architectural project ⓘ
architectural design ⓘ
country house design ⓘ
architect William Adam ⓘ
architecturalElementPlanned formal residential ranges ⓘ
symmetrical composition ⓘ
architecturalStyle Palladian-influenced design ⓘ
Scottish country house style ⓘ
associatedWith House of Argyll ⓘ
Inveraray Castle ⓘ
William Adam ⓘ
category unexecuted or partially executed designs ⓘ
chronologicalRelation precedes later redesigns of Inveraray Castle ⓘ
commissionedBy Duke of Argyll ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
creatorRoleOfWilliamAdam principal architect ⓘ
designedFor Inveraray Castle ⓘ
designedForUseBy Duke of Argyll and his household ⓘ
linked to: Campbell of Argyll
designPhase early scheme ⓘ
discipline architecture ⓘ
function residential ⓘ
symbolic seat of aristocratic power ⓘ
genre country house architecture ⓘ
heritageContext Scottish aristocratic estate planning ⓘ
historicalSignificance early phase in the transformation of Inveraray into a planned aristocratic seat ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary Palladian country houses in Britain ⓘ
languageOfDocumentation English ⓘ
location Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Inveraray
medium architectural drawings ⓘ
plans and elevations ⓘ
partOf Scottish architectural heritage ⓘ
architectural history of Inveraray Castle ⓘ
patron Duke of Argyll ⓘ
purpose transformation of Inveraray Castle into a grand Scottish country house ⓘ
region Argyll and Bute ⓘ
scale large country house ⓘ
subjectOf studies of Inveraray Castle’s development ⓘ
studies of William Adam’s work ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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