In May we highlighted the Louisiana Acadian design style and featured this rendering of our Louisiana Acadian Plantation Cottage. Now well under construction, the house is successfully blending authentic period architecture with the spatial and functional requirements of today’s home and twenty-first century technology and building materials. Below are progress shots of the house to date.
The Acadians developed a unique building style in Louisiana merging French farmhouse building traditions with covered porches that provided much needed shade in the sub-tropical climate.
Architecturally, a Louisiana Acadian Plantation Cottage is clearly identifiable with its steep, sloping roof that covers a large porch and a welcoming front entry. Another defining characteristic of an Acadian home is its raised elevation, a necessary design element that responded to the propensity for the area to flood as the homes were often near rivers such as the Mississippi.
The rear covered porch is an extension of the family room when the glass doors are slid into their pocket and the vaulted ceiling with timber beams gives a light and airy feeling to this outdoor room.
Details such as the Federal Style fan light above the home’s front entrance add refinement to the white painted brick facade. Also, note the pointed brick arch caps on the chimney of wood mould brick that will remain unpainted. The design for the chimney caps pays homage to the architecture of A. Hayes Town, a Baton Rouge eclectic architect that designed in the Louisiana Acadian style.
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Regards, Richard Drummond Davis Architects