Unveiling Wymering Manor: A Simple Approach with ‘Stripping Back

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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Architectural Essence
• Layers of Renovation
  1. References

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Architectural Essence

I used Fred Scott’s “Stripping Back” method to uncover the architectural style of Wymering Manor. By removing and categorizing similar features like exterior elements, windows, doors, stairs, roofing, and pipes, I aimed to reveal the building’s original form. The goal is to preserve important qualities and connect the past with the present, emphasizing an understanding of the building’s cultural and spatial context.

A building should be built naked before it is clothed.

Alberti’s De Re Aedificatoria (c. 1452) on the ‘Omission of All Purposeless Decoration’

Layers of Renovation

The typical stages involved in renovation or alteration projects starts by stripping back, which means removing a building features(Scott, 2008).

First step is to repair and replace the original materials of the building that was removed. Second step is to implement the proposed changes to the existing building. This is done by adapting the structure for a new purpose or use(Scott, 2008).

This process helped me understand the existing elements that makes up Wymering Manor House, by separating layers of the scene to have full focus on each feature.

References

^{Scott, F. (2008). Stripping Back. In On altering architecture (pp. 108–109). essay, Routledge.}